A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Frederick Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
Birthplace:
Vienna - Austria
Born:
May 29, 1897
Died:
May 17, 1958
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He began his film career in 1926 with two projects starring Conrad Nagel, The Waning Sex and There You Are!, the latter adapted from his play of the same title. His screenwriting credits included Vanity Fair, Fashions of 1934; Smarty in 1934, adapted from his own play; Sitting Pretty; Dark Command; Our Very Own; The Little Hut; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and The Girls of Pleasure Island, the last two of which he also directed. He co-wrote a few films in which the similarly named, but unrelated actor Hugh Herbert appeared: Fashions of 1934 (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Colleen (1936). One of Herbert's most enduring creations was the character of American teenager Corliss Archer, who was introduced in his 1943 play Kiss and Tell and played on screen by Shirley Temple in the 1945 film adaptation. The character went on to appear in a series of magazine articles, another Temple film, and a radio and television series called Meet Corliss Archer. Herbert's play The Moon Is Blue had a run of 924 performances on Broadway, which was adapted for the screen version produced and directed by Otto Preminger, who had been responsible for the stage production. The film adaptation, released in 1953, was controversial at the time owing to its frank language and sexual themes. When the Breen office refused to give it a Motion Picture Production Code seal of approval, United Artists opted to release the film without one, and the success of the film was instrumental in weakening the long-standing influence of the Code. Herbert won the Writers Guild of America Award for Sitting Pretty and was nominated for The Moon is Blue. The uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes, he died in Beverly Hills.
Adaptation:
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Road to Paradise
Additional Dialogue:
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Road to Paradise
Characters:
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Road to Paradise
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
Continuity:
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Road to Paradise
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
Dialogue:
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1933 Daring Daughters
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
Director:
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1933 Daring Daughters
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
Original Story:
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1933 Daring Daughters
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
Producer:
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1933 Daring Daughters
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
Scenario Writer:
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1930 Vengeance
1933 Daring Daughters
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
Screenplay:
1926 There You Are!
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1929 A Single Man
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1930 Vengeance
1931 The Sin Ship
1932 The Penal Code
1932 Vanity Fair
1933 Daring Daughters
1933 One Year Later
1933 The Constant Woman
1933 The Women in His Life
1934 Fashions of 1934
1934 Journal of a Crime
1934 Smarty
1934 The Dragon Murder Case
1934 The Personality Kid
1934 The Secret Bride
1935 Personal Maid's Secret
1935 Traveling Saleslady
1935 We're in the Money
1936 Colleen
1936 Snowed Under
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
1937 As Good as Married
1940 Dark Command
1940 Forgotten Girls
1940 Hit Parade of 1941
1940 Melody Ranch
1940 Three Faces West
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1944 Together Again
1945 Kiss and Tell
1946 Home Sweet Homicide
1946 Margie
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 Sitting Pretty
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1951 Let's Make It Legal
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
Story:
1926 There You Are!
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1929 A Single Man
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1930 Vengeance
1931 The Sin Ship
1932 Hotel Continental
1932 The Penal Code
1932 Vanity Fair
1933 Daring Daughters
1933 One Year Later
1933 The Constant Woman
1933 The Women in His Life
1934 Fashions of 1934
1934 Journal of a Crime
1934 Smarty
1934 The Dragon Murder Case
1934 The Personality Kid
1934 The Secret Bride
1935 If You Could Only Cook
1935 People Will Talk
1935 Personal Maid's Secret
1935 Traveling Saleslady
1935 We're in the Money
1936 Colleen
1936 Snowed Under
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
1937 As Good as Married
1938 That Certain Age
1940 Dark Command
1940 Forgotten Girls
1940 Hit Parade of 1941
1940 Melody Ranch
1940 Three Faces West
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1943 Nobody's Darling
1944 Together Again
1945 Kiss and Tell
1946 A Guy Could Change
1946 Home Sweet Homicide
1946 Margie
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 Sitting Pretty
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1951 Let's Make It Legal
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
Theatre Play:
1926 There You Are!
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1929 A Single Man
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1930 Vengeance
1931 The Sin Ship
1932 Hotel Continental
1932 The Penal Code
1932 Vanity Fair
1933 Daring Daughters
1933 One Year Later
1933 The Constant Woman
1933 The Women in His Life
1934 Fashions of 1934
1934 Journal of a Crime
1934 Smarty
1934 The Dragon Murder Case
1934 The Personality Kid
1934 The Secret Bride
1935 If You Could Only Cook
1935 People Will Talk
1935 Personal Maid's Secret
1935 Traveling Saleslady
1935 We're in the Money
1936 Colleen
1936 Snowed Under
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
1937 As Good as Married
1938 That Certain Age
1940 Dark Command
1940 Forgotten Girls
1940 Hit Parade of 1941
1940 Melody Ranch
1940 Three Faces West
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1943 Nobody's Darling
1944 Together Again
1945 Kiss and Tell
1946 A Guy Could Change
1946 Home Sweet Homicide
1946 Margie
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 Sitting Pretty
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1951 Let's Make It Legal
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
1958 This Happy Feeling
Writer:
1926 The Waning Sex
1926 There You Are!
1927 Adam and Evil
1927 On Ze Boulevard
1927 The Demi-Bride
1928 Baby Mine
1928 Hollywood Bound
1928 The Air Circus
1928 The Baby Cyclone
1928 The Cardboard Lover
1928 The Swell Head
1929 A Single Man
1930 He Knew Women
1930 Murder on the Roof
1930 Remote Control
1930 Road to Paradise
1930 Vengeance
1931 The Sin Ship
1932 Hotel Continental
1932 The Penal Code
1932 The Stoker
1932 Those We Love
1932 Vanity Fair
1933 Daring Daughters
1933 One Year Later
1933 The Constant Woman
1933 The Women in His Life
1934 Fashions of 1934
1934 Journal of a Crime
1934 Smarty
1934 The Dragon Murder Case
1934 The Personality Kid
1934 The Secret Bride
1935 If You Could Only Cook
1935 People Will Talk
1935 Personal Maid's Secret
1935 The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935 Traveling Saleslady
1935 We're in the Money
1936 Colleen
1936 Snowed Under
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
1937 As Good as Married
1938 That Certain Age
1940 Dark Command
1940 Forgotten Girls
1940 Hit Parade of 1941
1940 Melody Ranch
1940 Three Faces West
1940 Women in War
1941 Glamour Boy
1941 West Point Widow
1942 Fly By Night
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1943 Nobody's Darling
1944 Together Again
1945 Kiss and Tell
1945 Men in Her Diary
1946 A Guy Could Change
1946 Home Sweet Homicide
1946 Margie
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 Sitting Pretty
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
1950 Our Very Own
1951 Let's Make It Legal
1953 The Girl on The Roof
1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 The Moon Is Blue
1957 The Little Hut
1958 This Happy Feeling
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