Melville Shavelson — Playwright (16)

TV

Ike (1979)
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电视迷你系列剧获五项艾美奖提名。这部电影讲述德怀特 · 艾森豪威尔,二战期间成为欧洲盟军最高指挥官以及他与他的英国女司机,一段鲜为人知的罗曼史,他与女部下一起朝夕相处恋爱了4年。她给他开车,当秘书,他送她巧克力,共赴家庭晚宴。这位女部下名叫凯·萨默斯比·摩根,在认识艾森豪威尔之前有过一段婚姻。1941年5月,她所在的英军汽车运输队被分配为美军高级军官提供开车服务

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The Great Lover (1949)
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other title: 風流傻俠 / 风流傻侠 …
The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that also carries inept scoutmaster Freddie Hunter and his troop of boys. Freddie, who's been a "boy scout" too long, has designs on gorgeous Duchess Alexandria. The boys, far better organized than Freddie, are determined to save him from himself. But who will save Freddie from being the killer's next victim?

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Mixed Company (1974)
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other title: Du hast mir doch 'n Baby versprochen / 子育て天使
Kathy Morrison (Harris), mother of three, who helps run a "color-blind" adoption program, wants to have another biological child. Her husband, Pete (Bologna), the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, finds out he can't produce another child. Kathy thinks about adopting a boy, Frederic "Freddie" Wilcox, and Pete does not want to adopt a boy who happens to be black. When he relents, Freddie's arrival causes an upheaval in the Morrison's neighborhood, their school, and family. Kathy's answer is to adopt another child, in this case two, a war-traumatized half-Vietnamese girl, Quan Tran, and a Hopi boy, Joe. The new extended family must now learn to live together.

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Where There's Life (1947)
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other title: 冒牌皇帝 / Tronado y destronado …
In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only heir is a timid New York radio personality, Michael Valentine (Bob Hope). After reluctantly traveling to his father's homeland, Michael is not happy that he's become the target of the same terrorist organization that attacked the king.

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Room for One More (1952)
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other title: Vater werden ist nicht schwer / Cette sacrée famille …
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.

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Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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other title: 一路总有你 / Ärger auf der ganzen Linie …
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

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The Five Pennies (1959)
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other title: 五便士乐队 / 五便士 …
Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to pursue his dream of playing Dixieland jazz. He forms the "Five Pennies" which features his wife, Bobbie, as vocalist. At the peak of his fame, Red and Bobbie's daughter, Dorothy, develops polio. Red quits the music business to move to Los Angeles where the climate is better for Dorothy. As Dorothy becomes a young teen, she learns of her father's musical past, and he is persuaded to open a small nightclub which is failing until some noted names from his past come to help out. Written by Ray Hamel <[email protected]>

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The Seven Little Foys (1955)
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梅尔韦尔·沙维尔森 actor: 鲍勃·霍普 / 詹姆斯·卡格尼 …
other title: 福伊七宝
杂耍艺人艾迪·福伊的表演很受欢迎,除了事业顺利,他在爱情上也获得丰收,与来自意大利的芭蕾舞演员玛德琳组成了幸福的小家庭。在巡演的过程中,这个家庭的爱情结晶越来越多,最后竟一共有了七个小福伊。这七个小捣蛋的出现曾经一度影响了艾迪的演艺事业和心情,但他最终也意识到他们的宝贵。

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On Moonlight Bay (1951)
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罗伊·德尔·鲁斯 actor: 多丽丝·黛 / 高登·麦克瑞 …
other title: 花好月圆 / 月光水岸 …
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president

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The War Between Men and Women (1972)
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other title: 男男女女的战争 / Der Krieg zwischen Männern und Frauen …
2 quirky Manhattanites crash into each other cute at an ophthalmologist's office. Peter is a grouchy cartoonist/author whose vision is failing, divorced mother Theresa is also reluctant to plunge into a relationship right now. It's not love at first sight - both have their eyes dilated, plus Peter constantly lampoons women in his work, which book seller Theresa knows well. Loosely based on James Thurber's drawings "The War Between Men & Women," and Thurber's life, the film features animated sequences.

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Deceptions (1985)
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other title: 不该发生的事 / 虚缘泪
斯蒂芬妮(斯蒂芬妮·鲍尔斯 Stefanie Powers 饰)和萨宾娜(斯蒂芬妮·鲍尔斯 Stefanie Powers 饰)是一对拥有着几乎完全一样样貌的孪生姐妹。斯蒂芬努虽然结婚了,但婚姻并不是很幸福,如今,她带着两个孩子和丈夫正处于分居之中。萨宾娜一直都保持单身,混迹于古董收藏圈子里,她的自由和洒脱令斯蒂芬妮感到十分的羡慕,而萨宾娜也对每天在那些臭男人堆里周旋应付倍感厌倦,姐妹两人一拍即合,决定秘密的交换身份。 在体验妹妹的生活期间,斯蒂芬妮震惊的发现妹妹的古董商朋友竟然在私底下贩毒,于是斯蒂芬妮报了警,谁知道遭到了贩毒团伙的报复,不幸身亡。与此同时,萨宾娜渐渐爱上了自己的姐夫和侄儿们。

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Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
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other title: 黑幕落下 / 血肉长城 …
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.