Richard Schayer
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Richard Schayer was an American screenwriter. He wrote for over 100 films between 1916
and 1956
.
He was born in Washington, D.C.
, son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and Julia Scott Thompson. and died in Hollywood, California. He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures during the golden age of Laemmle management.
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
and 1956
1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
.
He was born in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and Julia Scott Thompson. and died in Hollywood, California. He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures during the golden age of Laemmle management.
Selected filmography
- Indian UprisingIndian Uprising (film)Induian Uprising is a 1952 Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery.-Plot synopsis:Arizona 1885 - Cavalry Captain Case McCloud tries to maintain the treaty between the Apache led by Geronimo and the government that keeps white prospectors off Apache...
(1952) - KimKim (film)Kim is a 1950 adventure film made in Technicolor by MGM. It was directed by Victor Saville and produced by Leon Gordon from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch, Leon Gordon and Richard Schayer, based on the classic novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling....
(1950) - Night WorldNight World (1932 film)Night World is a pre-Code drama film featuring Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, and Boris Karloff.-Production background:The movie was directed by Hobart Henley and features an early Busby Berkeley music number, "Who's Your Little Who-Zis".-Plot:...
(1932) - Private LivesPrivate Lives (film)Private Lives is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Sidney Franklin. The screenplay by Hanns Kräly and Richard Schayer is based on the 1930 play of the same title by Noël Coward.-Plot synopsis:...
(1931) - Trader HornTrader Horn (1931 film)Trader Horn is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The 1931 movie tells of the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn on safari in Africa. It featured many authentic shots of African wildlife and a great deal of inauthentic plot. It was...
(1931) - Children of PleasureChildren of PleasureChildren of Pleasure is a 1930 American MGM musical comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont originally released with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from Crane Wilbur's stage success of 1929 The Song Writer.-Plot:...
(1930) - Hallelujah!Hallelujah! (1929 film)Hallelujah! is a 1929 MGM musical directed by King Vidor, starring Daniel L. Haynes and the then unknown Nina Mae McKinney.Filmed in Tennessee and Arkansas and chronicling the troubled quest of a sharecropper, Zeke Johnson , and his relationship with the seductive Chick , Hallelujah! was one of the...
(1929) - Where East is EastWhere East Is EastWhere East Is East, is a 1929 silent movie starring Lon Chaney, Sr. as an animal trapper in Laos. The picture is Chaney's penultimate silent film and the last of his collaborations with director Tod Browning...
(1929) - The Frontier TrailThe Frontier TrailThe Frontier Trail is a 1926 Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Jim Cardigan* Mabel Julienne Scott - Dolly Mainard* Ernest Hilliard - Captain Blackwell* Frank Campeau - Shad Donlin...
(1926) - The Seventh BanditThe Seventh BanditThe Seventh Bandit is a 1926 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* James Morrison - Paul Scanlon* Harriet Hammond - Dr. Shirley Chalmette* John Webb Dillon - Jim Gresham* Trilby Clark - Ann Drath* Walter James - Ben Goring...
(1926) - Silk Stocking SalSilk Stocking SalSilk Stocking Sal is a 1924 drama film directed by Tod Browning. As with most Evelyn Brent starring FBO films of the mid 1920s, Silk Stocking Sal is a lost film.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent - 'Stormy' Martin* Robert Ellis - Bob Cooper...
(1924) - The Dangerous FlirtThe Dangerous FlirtThe Dangerous Flirt is a 1924 melodrama directed by Tod Browning, which is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent as Sheila Fairfax* Edward Earle as Dick Morris* Sheldon Lewis as Don Alfonso...
(1924) - Ride for Your LifeRide for Your LifeRide for Your Life is a 1924 Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Bud Watkins* Laura La Plante - Betsy Burke* Harry Todd - 'Plug' Hanks* Robert McKim - 'Geentleman Jim' Slade...
(1924) - Hook and Ladder (1924)
- The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser is a 1923 action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Omar K. Jenkins* James Neill - Sheik Ussan* Billie Dove - Olala Ussan* W. E. Lawrence - Prince Ahmed The Thrill Chaser is a 1923 action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring...
(1923) - The Ramblin' KidThe Ramblin' KidThe Ramblin' Kid is a 1923 Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - The Ramblin' Kid* Laura La Plante - Carolyn June* Harold Goodwin - Skinny Rawlins* William Welsh - Lafe Dorsey...
(1923) - The Dragon PainterThe Dragon PainterThe Dragon Painter is a 1919 silent film. It is based on a novel, The Dragon Painter, written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa. It stars Sessue Hayakawa as a mentally disturbed young painter who believes that his fiancée, Hayakawa's wife Tsuru Aoki, is a princess who has been captured and turned into a...
(1919)