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Louis D. Lighton(1895-1963)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Editor
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Louis D. Lighton
Louis D. Lighton was born on 25 November 1895 in Florence, Nebraska, USA. Louis was a writer and producer, known for Captains Courageous (1937), Wings (1927) and Home, Sweet Homicide (1946). Louis was married to Hope Loring. Louis died on 1 February 1963 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
BornNovember 25, 1895
DiedFebruary 1, 1963(67)
BornNovember 25, 1895
DiedFebruary 1, 1963(67)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous
7.9
  • Producer
  • 1937
Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Wings (1927)
Wings
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1927
Randolph Scott, Dean Stockwell, Lynn Bari, Peggy Ann Garner, and Connie Marshall in Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)
Home, Sweet Homicide
6.9
  • Producer
  • 1946
Gary Cooper and Esther Ralston in Half a Bride (1928)
Half a Bride
5.8
  • Producer
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer

  • Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Myrna Loy in Test Pilot (1938)
    Test Pilot
    6.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Wings (1927)
    Wings
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1927
  • Children of Divorce (1927)
    Children of Divorce
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1927
  • It (1927)
    It
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1927
  • Ricardo Cortez in The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
    The Cat's Pajamas
    4.6
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Olive Borden in Fig Leaves (1926)
    Fig Leaves
    6.1
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • The Rainmaker (1926)
    The Rainmaker
    6.1
    • scenario (as Louis Duryea Lighton)
    • 1926
  • The Blind Goddess (1926)
    The Blind Goddess
    3.7
    • adaptation (as Duryea Lighton)
    • 1926
  • Pola Negri in The Crown of Lies (1926)
    The Crown of Lies
    • scenario (as Louis Duryea Lighton)
    • 1926
  • Don Alvarado, Edward Peil Sr., Clive Brook, Chester Conklin, Irene Rich, and Gayne Whitman in The Pleasure Buyers (1925)
    The Pleasure Buyers
    • adaptation (as Louis Lighton)
    • 1925
  • Helene Chadwick and Huntley Gordon in The Golden Cocoon (1925)
    The Golden Cocoon
    • adaptation
    • 1925
  • Lew Cody, Hobart Henley, Hope Loring, Norma Shearer, and Carey Wilson in His Secretary (1925)
    His Secretary
    6.1
    • scenario
    • 1925
  • Mary Pickford in Little Annie Rooney (1925)
    Little Annie Rooney
    6.8
    • adaptation (as Louis Lighton)
    • 1925
  • Alec B. Francis, Phillips Smalley, Estelle Taylor, and Bryant Washburn in Wandering Footsteps (1925)
    Wandering Footsteps
    • scenario (as Louis Duryea Lighton)
    • 1925
  • Helene Costello in Ranger of the Big Pines (1925)
    Ranger of the Big Pines
    4.0
    • adaptation
    • 1925

Producer

  • Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart in No Highway in the Sky (1951)
    No Highway in the Sky
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Tyrone Power and Cécile Aubry in The Black Rose (1950)
    The Black Rose
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, and Richard Widmark in Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
    Down to the Sea in Ships
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Randolph Scott, Dean Stockwell, Lynn Bari, Peggy Ann Garner, and Connie Marshall in Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)
    Home, Sweet Homicide
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Anna and the King of Siam
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1946
  • A Bell for Adano (1945)
    A Bell for Adano
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    8.0
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor in Lucky Night (1939)
    Lucky Night
    6.1
    • produced by
    • 1939
  • Society Lawyer (1939)
    Society Lawyer
    6.3
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Myrna Loy in Test Pilot (1938)
    Test Pilot
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Rosalind Russell, and Franchot Tone in Man-Proof (1938)
    Man-Proof
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
    Captains Courageous
    7.9
    • produced by
    • 1937
  • Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell in Trouble for Two (1936)
    Trouble for Two
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Frances Langford, Jack Oakie, and Joe Penner in Collegiate (1935)
    Collegiate
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Gary Cooper, John Halliday, Ann Harding, and Ida Lupino in Peter Ibbetson (1935)
    Peter Ibbetson
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1935

Editor

  • Clara Bow in Get Your Man (1927)
    Get Your Man
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1927
  • Neil Hamilton and Esther Ralston in The Spotlight (1927)
    The Spotlight
    • Editor
    • 1927
  • Esther Ralston in Ten Modern Commandments (1927)
    Ten Modern Commandments
    • Editor
    • 1927
  • William Powell, Eddie Cantor, and Jobyna Ralston in Special Delivery (1927)
    Special Delivery
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Duryea Lighton
  • Born
    • November 25, 1895
    • Florence, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • February 1, 1963
    • Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • Spouse
    • Hope LoringApril 26, 1920 - January 1959 (her death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Adopted wife's daughter, Pat.
  • Quotes
    [about Gary Cooper] Coop is never as quiet as you hear he is. He talks a good deal but isn't clever, and nobody ever remembers anything he's said. That doesn't matter so much, because he's a nice fellow and everyone likes to have him around.
  • Nickname
    • Bud

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