Lederer, Charles 1910-1976

Overview

Works:	205 works in 539 publications in 9 languages and 13,364 library holdings
Genres:	Motion picture plays Comedy films
Roles:	Author of screenplay, Librettist, Adapter, Scenarist, Writer of accompanying material, Conceptor, pmn, Other, Composer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1910 |

|2020

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Publications about Charles Lederer

Publications by Charles Lederer

Publications by Charles Lederer, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Charles Lederer

Gerald and Sara Murphy papers, 1854-2003 by Gerald Murphy ( )
Lederer, Charles: author, director, producer by Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers ( Book )
Charles Lederer biographical file ( )
Papers, ca.1920-1980 by Samuel and Bella Spewack ( )
Hollywood in the thirties; discussion and question transcripts by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( Book )

Papers, ca. 1890-1955 by Duer family ( )

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Most widely held works by Charles Lederer

His girl Friday ( Visual )
87 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,661 libraries worldwide
An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The front page.

Kismet : a musical Arabian night by Robert Wright ( Recording )
41 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 884 libraries worldwide
Typescript, dated Jan. 25, 2006.

The thing from another world ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in English and German and held by 744 libraries worldwide
A team of scientists, investigating a magnetic disturbance near the North Pole, discovers a disc-shaped object and some sort of man-like creature frozen beneath the ice.

The Spirit of St. Louis ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 636 libraries worldwide
Biography of Charles Lindbergh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his design of a small transatlantic plane and the vicissitudes of its takeoff and epochal flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

Mutiny on the Bounty ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in English and held by 582 libraries worldwide
In 1787, the HMS Bounty sets out on a journey that will take it through perilous seas to a tropical paradise -- and into history as one of the most ill-fated vessels ever to sail for King and country.

Ocean's eleven ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and Multiple languages and held by 535 libraries worldwide
The place is Las Vegas. The time: Midnight, New Year's Eve. Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and 10 of his ex-commando buddies get ready to rob the vaults of 5 casinos simultaneously!

Gentlemen prefer blondes ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1953 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 469 libraries worldwide
A musical comedy about the adventures of two beautiful showgirls--an apparently stupid blonde golddigger and her provocative brunette friend--during a voyage from New York to Paris.

Monkey business ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1952 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 460 libraries worldwide
A chemist discovers a potent rejuvenation drug that restores youth but with some hilarious results.

Gentlemen prefer blondes ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in English and held by 417 libraries worldwide
Bachelorette showgirl singers Dorothy Shaw and Lorelei Lee are sailing to Paris, courtesy of Lorelei's millionaire boyfriend Gus Esmond, Jr. They're also being shadowed--thanks to Gus Sr.--by private detective Ernie Malone. Lorelei gets embroiled in a contretemps involving Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman, outspoken Lady Beekman, and a tiara. Dorothy, meanwhile, becomes involved in a running flirtation with the detective. All's well that ends well, but everything plays second fiddle to the snazzy costumes and in-your-face attitudes sported by the showgirls. One of Howard Hawks' biggest commercial hits, this lush, garish, cynical, yet fun-filled fortune-hunter satire is based on a 1949 Broadway musical and has a wisp of a plot, serving merely to tie together the lavish musical numbers.

Howard Hawks' Gentlemen prefer blondes ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1987 and 2001 in English and held by 400 libraries worldwide
A musical comedy about the adventures of two beautiful showgirls--an apparently stupid blonde golddigger and her provocative brunette friend--during a voyage from New York to Paris.

Ocean's eleven ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 392 libraries worldwide
Danny Ocean like his chances. All he asks is that his handpicked squad of 10 grifters and cons play the game like they have nothing to lose. If all goes right, the payoff will be a fat $150 million. All the gang of associates needs to do is stage heists at three major Las Vegas casinos - Bellagio, The Mirage, and the MGM Grand - simultaneously during a popular boxing event. The payoff, divided by 11, you do the math.

I was a male war bride ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 375 libraries worldwide
A French officer falls in love with a woman lieutenant and must cross dress in order to get into the United States.

Kiss of death ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1947 and 2007 in English and held by 373 libraries worldwide
Nick Bianco is a small-time crook who gets caught during a jewel heist. Despite some urging, he refuses to rat out the team, assuming they would take care of his family. When his wife commits suicide, he rats out his partners and one seeks revenge.

Howard Hawks' Gentlemen prefer blondes ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide
A musical about two showgirls from Little Rock searching for love and marriage aboard a luxury-liner bound for France.

Follow that dream ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 243 libraries worldwide
Elvis plays a sexy but naive country boy in this light-hearted musical comedy about a backwoods family homesteading along the Florida coast.

Howard Hawks' I was a male war bride ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide
During a postwar mission in Germany, French army officer Herni Rochard and American WAC lieutenant Catherine Gates find that their mutual antagionism changes into love. They decide to marry just when Catherine is ordered home, which presents a far greater obstacle to Henri than a postponed honeymoon. They soon learn the only way he can enter the U.S. is through the Congressional act governing war brides which leaves the resourceful Catherine only alternative: disguide her husband as a sister WAC.

Can-Can ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and French and held by 227 libraries worldwide
The owner of Montmartre's most notorious nightspot, the Café Le Bal Du Paradis, Simone Pistache spends a great deal of her time in court, thanks to the banning of that "lewd and lascivious" dance, the Can-Can. So when her nightlife-loving lawyer and boyfriend, François Durnais, refuses to settle down and marry her, Simone decides to play up to his rival in romance, Parisian judge Philipe Forrestier, a lovestruck young jurist who's determined to make an honest woman out of her-- one way or the other.

Ocean's eleven ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide
The place is Las Vegas. The time: Midnight, New Year's Eve. Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and 10 of his ex-commando buddies get ready to rob the vaults of 5 casinos simultaneously!

Kismet ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 197 libraries worldwide
Follows one fateful, fabulous day as a beggar-poet and his daughter cross paths with a wicked wazir, a wily temptress, a handsome prince, and a magical curse.

Kiss of death ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide
A gritty thriller about an ex-convict (Jimmy Kilmartin) out on parole, who is reluctantly lured back into the underworld for one last heist. Caught by a detective, Jimmy makes a deal: his freedom in return for turning informer. Caught between his former criminal associates and government agents, Jimmy is determined to escape from his predicament once and for all.

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