Marion Orth (December 5, 1900 – December 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound eras of Hollywood. She was a frequent collaborator of director Lois Weber.
Marion Orth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marion F. Smidl December 5, 1900 Illinois, USA |
| Died | December 1, 1984 (aged 83) California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1918–1944 |
| Spouse | Edward Orth |
Biography
editOrth began her career as a playwright and magazine writer, publishing in Breezy Stories as early as 1917.[1][2] In 1920, she moved from Chicago to Los Angeles at the invitation of Lois Weber, who had purchased the film rights to two of Orth's stories, "The Price of a Good Time" (filmed in 1917) and "Borrowed Clothes" (filmed in 1918).[3] Orth went on to write several films with and for Weber, including A Midnight Romance, To Please One Woman, Too Wise Wives, and The Blot.[4]
In 1923, she signed a seven-picture contract at Universal as a scenarist; her efforts at the studio included work on The Price of Pleasure and Dorothy Arzner's The Wild Party.[3][5] She also wrote a string of films for Fox. In 1934, she began writing for Monogram Pictures.
In 1938, she settled a lawsuit with Republic for releasing a 1937 film called Circus Girl based on her novel. Orth was awarded $10,000.[6][7]
Orth's apparently final film was released in 1944.[8]
Selected filmography
edit- Oh, What a Night (1944)
- Sing Another Chorus (1941)
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
- Tomboy (1940)
- Son of the Navy (1940)
- Hidden Enemy (1940)
- Under the Big Top (1938)
- Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
- Saleslady (1938)
- A Bride for Henry (1937) (adaptation)
- Paradise Isle (1937)
- Welcome Home (1935)
- Sing Sing Nights (1934)
- A Successful Failure (1934)
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)
- Man Trouble (1930) (adaptation)
- Crazy That Way (1930)
- By Whose Hand? (1927)
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927)
- The Love Thrill (1927) (adaptation)
- White Gold (1927) (adaptation)
- Gigolo (1926) (adaptation)
- The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
- Chickie (1925)
- Single Wives (1924)
- Dark Stairways (1924)
- The Lure of Jade (1921)
- The Blot (1921)
- Too Wise Wives (1921)
- To Please One Woman (1920)
- A Midnight Romance (1919) (story)
- The Price of a Good Time (1917) (story)
References
edit- ^ "19 Jan 1930, 22 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Stories, Listed by Author | Marion Orth". www.philsp.com. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ a b Scenario Bulletin Digest. June 1923. p. 14.
- ^ Stamp, Shelley (2015-05-02). Lois Weber in Early Hollywood. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520960084.
- ^ "7 Mar 1925, 20 - The Ottawa Citizen at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "26 May 1938, 1 - The Coos Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "26 May 1938, 2 - The Coos Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog: Marion Orth". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-05-16.