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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) -- The delightful story of an honest and hard-as-nails cowpoke who falls in love with a rich and spoiled society girl. This romantic comedy brings together the Western World of the rodeo and the Eastern World of the champagne circuit.

Second Chorus (1940) -- When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.

The Time of Your Life (1948) -- A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

Overview

Date of Birth:

13 November 1904, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

31 August 1977, Southampton, New York, USA more

Trivia:

Although few of his films are really distinguished, he was a very successful... more

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Up 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

2 wins more

Alternate Names:

Henry C. Potter | Henry Potter

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Top Secret Affair (1957)		1957	-	5.9 (94)
	AKAs: Their Secret Affair (UK)
2.	"Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955)
3.	Three for the Show (1955)		1955	-	6.0 (119)

4.	The Miniver Story (1950)	(as Henry Potter)	1950	-	6.1 (255)

5.	You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)		1948	-	6.4 (206)

6.	The Time of Your Life (1948)		1948	-	6.2 (439)

7.	Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)		1948	-	7.2 (3,763)

8.	A Likely Story (1947)		1947	-	6.2 (29)

9.	The Farmer's Daughter (1947)		1947	-	7.5 (844)

10.	Victory Through Air Power (1943)	(director of de Seversky scenes)	1943	-	7.2 (233)

11.	Mr. Lucky (1943)		1943	-	7.1 (891)

12.	Hellzapoppin' (1941)		1941	-	7.7 (868)

13.	Second Chorus (1940)		1940	-	5.8 (417)

14.	Congo Maisie (1940)		1940	-	6.3 (113)

15.	Blackmail (1939)		1939	-	6.6 (163)

16.	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)		1939	$1.82M	6.9 (761)

17.	The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)		1938	-	6.5 (341)

18.	The Shopworn Angel (1938)		1938	-	7.0 (335)

19.	Romance in the Dark (1938)		1938	-	8.2 (6)

20.	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)	(uncredited; fired and replaced by Norman Taurog)	1938	-	7.3 (545)

21.	The Goldwyn Follies (1938)	(uncredited)	1938	-	5.1 (185)

22.	Wings Over Honolulu (1937)		1937	-	5.9 (7)

23.	Beloved Enemy (1936)		1936	-	6.6 (103)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Fixer Dugan (1939)	(play "What's a Fixer For?")	1939	-	5.4 (21)
		AKAs: Double Daring (UK)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Last Outpost (1935)	(dialogue director) (as Henry C. Potter)	1935	-	5.5 (65)

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	On Stage! (1949)	Himself	1949	-	-
		AKAs: The March of Time: On Stage! (USA: alternative title)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Directed the original Broadway production of "A Bell for Adano". more

Publicity Listings:

1 Article more

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama | Musical more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | Male Female Relationship | Based On Novel more

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