Oscar Brodney

Oscar Brodney (born February 18, 1907 in Boston , Massachusetts , † February 12, 2008 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American screenwriter .

Brodney studied law at Boston University and Harvard . After completing his studies, he worked as a lawyer and switched to the film industry in 1935. For the screenplay for the feature film The Glenn Miller Story , he and Valentine Davies were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1955 .

Filmography (selection)

• 1948: Abbott and Costello in the land of the cacti (Mexican Hayride)
• 1950: In the land of the Comanches (Comanche Territory)
• 1950: My friend Harvey (Harvey)
• 1950: Revolver Lady (Frenchie)
• 1950: South Sea Sinner
• 1952: The Red Angel (Scarlet Angel)
• 1954: Attila, the Hun King (Sign of the Pagan)
• 1954: The Iron Knight of Falworth (The Black Shield of Falworth)
• 1954: The Glenn Miller Story (The Glenn Miller Story)
• 1954: When the Chains Break (Captain Lightfoot)
• 1955: The Naked Hostage (Lady Godiva of Coventry)
• 1955: The Purple Mask
• 1955: With Brute Force (The Spoilers)
• 1956: You should still hang today (Star in the Dust)
• 1956: A Day of Fury
• 1957: Tammy (Tammy and the Bachelor)
• 1961: The Right Approach
• 1962: Sandra and the Doctor (Tammy and the Doctor)
• 1963: My room becomes a harem (The Brass Bottle)
• 1964: The Sword of Ali Baba
• 1964: How to tame Eva (I'd Rather Be Rich)
• 1986: Ghostfever

Web links

• Oscar Brodney in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short biography at Allmovie.com