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Lionel Houser(1908-1949)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Lionel Houser was born on 16 April 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Cargo to Capetown (1950), Sky Giant (1938) and Christmas in Connecticut (1945). He died on 12 November 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1908
DiedNovember 12, 1949(41)
BornApril 16, 1908
DiedNovember 12, 1949(41)
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Known for

Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew, and John Ireland in Cargo to Capetown (1950)
Cargo to Capetown
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1950
Joan Fontaine, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in Sky Giant (1938)
Sky Giant
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1938
Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, and Dennis Morgan in Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1945
Deanna Durbin and Robert Stack in First Love (1939)
First Love
7.0
  • Writer(as Lionel Hauser)
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson in Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
    Christmas in Connecticut
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • earlier screenplay
    • 1992
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1956
  • Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew, and John Ireland in Cargo to Capetown (1950)
    Cargo to Capetown
    6.1
    • written
    • 1950
  • Claudette Colbert, Paul Kelly, Philip Ober, and Robert Ryan in The Secret Fury (1950)
    The Secret Fury
    6.6
    • screen play by
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple, John Agar, and Robert Young in Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
    Adventure in Baltimore
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Donna Reed, Edward Everett Horton, and Tom Drake in Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
    Faithful in My Fashion
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
    Courage of Lassie
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1946
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, and Dennis Morgan in Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
    Christmas in Connecticut
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Melvyn Douglas and Ann Sothern in Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
    Three Hearts for Julia
    5.7
    • story by
    • screen play by
    • 1943
  • Mickey Rooney in A Yank at Eton (1942)
    A Yank at Eton
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main in Jackass Mail (1942)
    Jackass Mail
    6.2
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell in Design for Scandal (1941)
    Design for Scandal
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas in Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
    Third Finger, Left Hand
    6.9
    • original screen play
    • 1940
  • John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, and Claire Trevor in Dark Command (1940)
    Dark Command
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Rose Hobart and Edmund Lowe in Wolf of New York (1940)
    Wolf of New York
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1940

Producer

  • Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew, and John Ireland in Cargo to Capetown (1950)
    Cargo to Capetown
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Donna Reed, Edward Everett Horton, and Tom Drake in Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
    Faithful in My Fashion
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lionel Hauser
  • Born
    • April 16, 1908
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 1949
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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