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the scoundrel (1935)

Original title: the scoundrel
Production: USA|76 min| black and white
Dramatic, Fantasy
Poster of movie the scoundrel
a ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. a heavenly power gives him a month on earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1936 - logo Oscar Best Original Screenplay
Assigned to: Charles Mcarthur, Ben Hecht

Direction

Ben HechtBen Hecht: regista
Charles MacArthurCharles MacArthur: regista

Production and Screenplay

Ben HechtBen Hecht: produttore
Ben HechtBen Hecht: sceneggiatore
Ben HechtBen Hecht: scrittore
Charles Mcarthur: sceneggiatore
Charles MacArthurCharles MacArthur: produttore
Charles MacArthurCharles MacArthur: scrittore

Interpreters and Characters

Burgess MeredithBurgess Meredith(età:27)
Eduardo CiannelliEduardo Ciannelli(età:48)
Noel CowardNoel Coward(età:36)
Lionel StanderLionel Stander(età:27)
Frank Conlan(età:61)
Harry DavenportHarry Davenport(età:69)
Stanley RidgesStanley Ridges(età:45)
Ben HechtBen Hecht(età:41)
Ernest CossartErnest Cossart(età:59)
O.Z. WhiteheadO.Z. Whitehead(età:24)
Julie Haydon(età:25)
Martha Sleeper(età:25)
Raymond BramleyRaymond Bramley(età:44)
Rosita Moreno
Everley GreggEverley Gregg(età:35)
William Ricciardi(età:64)
Charles MacArthurCharles MacArthur(età:40)
Helen Strickland(età:72)
Alexander Woollcott(età:48)
Richard Bond(età:27)
Florence Robinson

Technical staff

Lee GarmesLee Garmes: direttore della fotografia
Walter E. Keller: scenografo
ManArthur Ellis: montatore