Valentine Davies

film director, screenwriter (1905-1961)

August 25, 1905 (July 23, 1961)

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Bachelor in Paradise

U.S. 1961. Comedy by Jack Arnold with Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Paula Prentiss. A bachelor, specializing in matrimonial matters, moves to a suburb inhabited by young couples.

Runtime: 109 min.

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The Benny Goodman Story

U.S. 1955. Biography by Valentine Davies with Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Herbert Anderson. The career of a famous jazz musician.

Runtime: 111 min.

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The Glenn Miller Story

U.S. 1954. Biography by Anthony Mann with James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles Drake. The romantic life and career of jazz musician Glenn Miller, who died in a plane crash in 1944.

Runtime: 112 min.

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The Bridges at Toko-Ri

U.S. 1954. War drama by Mark Robson with William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March. The life of airmen attached to an aircraft carrier during the Korean War.

Runtime: 100 min.

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Sailor of the King

U.S. 1953. War drama by Roy Boulting with Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller. The biological son of a naval officer accomplishes an unusual feat during the war.

Runtime: 83 min.

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On the Riviera

U.S. 1951. Comedy by Walter Lang with Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet. Asked to take the place of a captain of whom he is the perfect look-alike, a comedian takes advantage of the opportunity to court his wife.

Runtime: 90 min.