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Ralph Spence (November 4, 1890 – November 21, 1949) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born in Key West, Florida in 1890, he wrote for more than 120 films between 1912 and 1946. His play, The Gorilla, was produced on Broadway in 1925, and was the basis for several films.
Ralph Spence. Writer: Tomorrow at Seven. Ralph Spence was born on 4 November 1890 in Key West, Florida, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for Tomorrow at Seven (1933), On Time (1924) and Around the World (1943). He died on 21 December 1949 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ralph Spence
- December 21, 1949
- November 4, 1890
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Alice Denby visits her uncle, Cyrus Stevens, at his old, dark mansion on Long Island. She brings along Arthur Madsen, who has written a mystery play about a criminal called "The Gorilla". Alice asks her uncle to consider investing in the play. As he begins to read it, elements from Arthur's play begin to appear in the house. Detectives arrive looki...
The Gorilla was adapted as a silent film of the same name in 1927, and was filmed again in 1930 and 1939, the latter as a vehicle for The Ritz Brothers, but containing Patsy Kelly's favorite of her performances, in which she acted opposite Bela Lugosi. The play also served as source material for the 1937 Warner Bros. comedy Sh! The Octopus starring...
Works cited
1. Bordman, Gerald (1996). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930–1969. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-535808-2. OCLC 252547085. 2. Kabatchnik, Amnon (2009). Blood on the Stage: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection: An Annotated Repertoire, 1900–1925. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6123-7. OCLC 190860037. 3. Lachman, Marvin (2014). The Villainous Stage: Crime Plays on Broadway and in the West End. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarl...
Ralph Spence was born on November 4, 1890 in Key West, Florida, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for American Pluck (1925), Tomorrow at Seven (1933) and On Time (1924). He died on December 21, 1949 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ralph Spence is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Theatre Play, Scenario Writer, Additional Dialogue, Title Graphics, Title Designer, and Adaptation. Some of his work includes The Flying Deuces, Show People, For Heaven's Sake, King Solomon's Mines, Down Argentine Way, The Gorilla, Sh!
Apr 29, 2016 · By The Tyler Museum of Art will pay tribute to Mary John and Ralph Spence, two of its founding benefactors, during its 45th Anniversary Gala, a black-tie-optional event set for May 7, at Willow...
Ralph Spence is credited as Writer and Lyricist.
