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Cynara (1932) -- A loving husband who has had a brief extramarital love affair must face his wife's condemnation and hope for forgiveness. Cynara is a beautifully told romantic tragedy with bittersweet overtones.
Love from a Stranger (1937) -- Carol wins the lottery, but unfortunately her sudden wealth leads to a disagreement with her fiancé Ronald...

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Overview

Date of Death:
12 May 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
The most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century, and one of... more
Trivia:
Children with Fred Thomson: Richard Thomson (adopted) and Frederick Thomson. more
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Down 22% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
M’Liss – Mary Pickford, Thomas Meighan
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 2 November 2009, 12:29 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Frank M. Clifton

Filmography

Writer:
  1. Dinner at Eight (1989) (TV) (earlier screenplay)

  2. The Champ (1979) (story)

  3. The Clown (1953) (story)

  4. Molly and Me (1945) (novel)
  5. 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940) (contributing writer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Northwest Passage (USA: short title)
  6. Green Hell (1940) (original story and screenplay)

  7. Knight Without Armour (1937) (adaptation)
    ... aka Knight Without Armor (USA)
  8. Love from a Stranger (1937) (writer)
    ... aka A Night of Terror (USA)
  9. Camille (1936) (screenplay)
  10. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) (writer)
  11. Riffraff (1936) (screenplay) (story)
  12. Going Hollywood (1933) (story) (uncredited)
    ... aka Cinderella's Fella (Australia)
  13. The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) (story)
    ... aka Every Woman's Man
  14. Dinner at Eight (1933) (screenplay)
  15. Peg o' My Heart (1933) (adaptation)
  16. Secrets (1933) (writer)
  17. Cynara (1932) (writer)
    ... aka I Was Faithful (USA: reissue title)
  18. Blondie of the Follies (1932) (screenplay) (story)
  19. Emma (1932) (story)
  20. The Champ (1931/I) (story)
  21. Révolte dans la prison (1931) (writer)
    ... aka Big House (France)
    ... aka Revolt in the Prison (International: English title: informal literal title)
  22. Menschen hinter Gittern (1931) (writer)
    ... aka Men Behind Bars (International: English title: informal literal title)
  23. The Secret Six (1931) (dialogue) (screenplay)
  24. Anna Christie (1931) (adaptation)
  25. Min and Bill (1930) (dialogue) (scenario)
  26. El presidio (1930) (writer)
  27. Wu Li Chang (1930) (writer)
  28. Good News (1930) (scenario)
  29. Let Us Be Gay (1930) (dialogue)
  30. The Big House (1930) (dialogue) (story)
  31. The Rogue Song (1930) (writer)
  32. Anna Christie (1930) (adaptation)
  33. Forever Yours (1930) (writer)

  34. Their Own Desire (1929) (screenplay)
  35. The Wind (1928) (scenario)
  36. The Awakening (1928) (story)
  37. The Masks of the Devil (1928) (writer)
    ... aka The Masks of Satan
  38. Excess Baggage (1928) (writer)
  39. Kit Carson (1928) (story) (as Frank M. Clifton)
  40. The Cossacks (1928) (adaptation) (screenplay)
  41. The Sunset Legion (1928) (scenario) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story) (as Frank M. Clifton)
  42. Bringing Up Father (1928) (writer)
  43. Pioneer Scout (1928) (writer) (as Frank M. Clifton)
  44. Love (1927/I) (continuity)
    ... aka Anna Karenina (UK)
  45. Jesse James (1927) (screenplay) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story) (as Frank M. Clifton)
    ... aka The Outlaw Rider (UK)
  46. Madame Pompadour (1927) (writer)
  47. The Callahans and the Murphys (1927) (writer)
  48. Silver Comes Through (1927) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story)
    ... aka Silver Comes Thru
    ... aka Silver King Comes Thru
  49. The Red Mill (1927) (adaptation and scenario)
  50. Don Mike (1927) (story) (as Frank M. Clifton)
  51. The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) (adaptation)
  52. Lone Hand Saunders (1926) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story)
  53. The Scarlet Letter (1926) (adaptation and scenario) (titles)
  54. The Son of the Sheik (1926) (adaptation)
  55. The Two-Gun Man (1926) (writer) (as Frank M. Clifton)
  56. Hands Across the Border (1926) (story)
  57. Paris at Midnight (1926) (adaptation)
  58. Partners Again (1926) (adaptation)
    ... aka Partners Again, with Potash and Perlmutter
  59. The Tough Guy (1926) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story)
  60. The First Year (1926) (writer)
  61. Stella Dallas (1925) (adaptation)
  62. Simon the Jester (1925) (adaptation)
  63. Lazybones (1925) (writer)
  64. Thank You (1925) (writer)
  65. The Dark Angel (1925) (writer)
  66. Graustark (1925) (adaptation)
  67. Lightnin' (1925) (writer)
  68. Ridin' the Wind (1925) (as Frank M. Clifton) (story)
  69. Zander the Great (1925) (adaptation)
  70. His Supreme Moment (1925) (adaptation)
  71. The Lady (1925) (writer)
  72. A Thief in Paradise (1925) (adaptation)
  73. Sundown (1924) (writer)
  74. Thundering Hoofs (1924) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
  75. In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924) (writer)
    ... aka So This Is Hollywood (UK)
  76. Tarnish (1924) (writer)
  77. Cytherea (1924) (adaptation)
    ... aka The Forbidden Way (USA)
  78. Secrets (1924) (adaptation)
  79. Galloping Gallagher (1924) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Sheriff of Tombstone
  80. The Mask of Lopez (1924) (uncredited)
  81. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Abraham Lincoln (USA: short title)
  82. Through the Dark (1924) (writer)
  83. The Song of Love (1923) (adaptation)
  84. Potash and Perlmutter (1923) (writer)
    ... aka Dr. Sunshine (UK)
  85. The French Doll (1923) (writer)
  86. The Love Piker (1923) (writer)
  87. The Eagle's Talons (1923) (writer)
  88. Within the Law (1923) (adaptation)
  89. The Nth Commandment (1923) (writer)
    ... aka The Higher Law (UK)
  90. The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923) (adaptation) (screenplay)
  91. The Voice from the Minaret (1923) (adaptation)
  92. Minnie (1922) (titles)
  93. The Toll of the Sea (1922) (scenario) (uncredited) (story)
  94. East Is West (1922) (writer)
  95. The Eternal Flame (1922) (writer)
  96. Sonny (1922) (adaptation)
  97. The Primitive Lover (1922) (writer)
  98. Back Pay (1922) (writer)
  99. Just Around the Corner (1921) (writer)
  100. Straight Is the Way (1921) (writer)
  101. The Love Light (1921) (story) (uncredited) (written by)
  102. The Restless Sex (1920) (writer)
  103. The World and His Wife (1920) (writer)
  104. Humoresque (1920) (writer)
  105. The Flapper (1920) (screenplay) (story)
  106. Pollyanna (1920) (adaptation)

  107. The Cinema Murder (1919) (scenario)
  108. Anne of Green Gables (1919) (writer)
  109. A Regular Girl (1919) (writer)
  110. The Dark Star (1919) (writer)
  111. The Misleading Widow (1919) (writer)
  112. Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919) (writer)
  113. The Temple of Dusk (1918) (screenplay) (story)
  114. The Goat (1918) (screenplay) (story)
  115. Johanna Enlists (1918) (writer)
  116. He Comes Up Smiling (1918) (writer)
  117. The City of Dim Faces (1918) (screenplay) (story)
  118. How Could You, Jean? (1918) (scenario)
  119. M'Liss (1918) (writer)
  120. Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918) (written by)
  121. Stella Maris (1918) (photoplay)
  122. The Little Princess (1917) (writer)
  123. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) (writer)
  124. The Amazons (1917) (writer)
  125. Beloved Adventuress (1917) (screenplay) (story)
  126. The Divorce Game (1917) (writer)
  127. The Stolen Paradise (1917) (screenplay) (story)
  128. The Crimson Dove (1917) (writer)
  129. Darkest Russia (1917) (writer)
  130. Forget-Me-Not (1917) (writer)
  131. As Man Made Her (1917) (writer)
  132. The Social Leper (1917) (writer)
  133. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) (writer)
  134. The Web of Desire (1917) (writer)
  135. A Girl's Folly (1917) (story and scenario)
  136. A Square Deal (1917) (writer)
  137. A Hungry Heart (1917) (scenario)
    ... aka The Hungry Heart (copyright title)
  138. Tillie Wakes Up (1917) (writer)
    ... aka Meal Ticket (USA: reissue title)
  139. On Dangerous Ground (1917) (writer)
  140. A Woman Alone (1917) (writer)
    ... aka Loneliness
  141. The Rise of Susan (1916) (writer)
  142. All Man (1916) (writer)
  143. Bought and Paid For (1916) (writer)
    ... aka The Faun (UK)
  144. The Heart of a Hero (1916) (writer)
  145. The Hidden Scar (1916) (writer)
    ... aka The Scorching Way
  146. The Gilded Cage (1916) (writer)
    ... aka The Heart of a Princess
  147. The Revolt (1916) (writer)
  148. Friday the 13th (1916) (writer)
    ... aka Friday the Thirteenth
  149. The Summer Girl (1916) (writer)
  150. A Woman's Way (1916) (writer)
  151. The Crucial Test (1916) (writer)
  152. La vie de Bohème (1916) (writer)
  153. Tangled Fates (1916/I) (writer)
    ... aka The Grubstaker
  154. The Battle of Hearts (1916) (story "Woman Against the Sea")
    ... aka A Battle of Hearts (copyright title)
  155. The Feast of Life (1916) (screenplay) (story)
  156. The Social Highwayman (1916) (writer)
  157. Then I'll Come Back to You (1916) (writer)
  158. The Yellow Passport (1916) (scenario)
    ... aka The Badge of Shame (USA: reissue title)
  159. A Circus Romance (1916) (story)
  160. The Foundling (1916) (scenario)
    ... aka Miss Jenny
  161. Camille (1915/I) (scenario)
  162. A Daughter of the Sea (1915) (story "The Fisher Girl")
  163. Esmeralda (1915) (writer)
  164. Rags (1915) (writer)
  165. A Sister's Burden (1915) (writer)
  166. Fanchon, the Cricket (1915) (uncredited)
  167. The Foundling (1915) (screenplay) (story)
  168. The New York Hat (1912) (contributing writer)
Actress:
  1. A Girl of Yesterday (1915) .... Rosanna Danford
  2. The Wild Girl from the Hills (1915)
  3. The Jest of Jealousy (1915) .... Edith Hines
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Good Earth (1937) (screenplay constructor) (uncredited)

  2. The Nth Commandment (1923) (supervisor)
    ... aka The Higher Law (UK)
Producer:
  1. Simon the Jester (1925) (producer)
  2. The Nth Commandment (1923) (producer)
    ... aka The Higher Law (UK)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Story: "Woman Against the Sea" (filmed as The Battle of Hearts (1916)) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Article more
Genres:

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