Monte Brice
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Monte Brice (July 12, 1891 – November 8, 1962) was a writer, producer, and director of films in the United States.[1][2]
In 1926, he was promoted from scenario writer to director and given a five-year contract with Famous Players-Lasky.[3] A 1928 article states he had left Paramount and was freelancing.[4]
In the later years of his decades long career in film he worked with Bob Hope.[2][5] Brice was best known as gag writer who worked on Hope's radio and film scripts.[6]
He married Doris Hill.[7] Brice had two daughters and three grandchildren.[8] He died in London while working with Hope on film projects.[2]
Partial filmography
- Riders Up (1924)
- Casey at the Bat (1927 film), director
- Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost, written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice
- Take a Chance (1933 film), directed by Monte Brice and Laurence Schwab
- Brewster's Millions (1926), screenplay by Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan and Harold Shumate
- Hands Up! (1926 film), co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan
- Sweet Surrender (film) (1935), director
- Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 film), co-wrote with Keene Thompson
- Genius at Work (1946), co-wrote with Robert E. Kent
- Pot o' Gold (film), co-wrote screenplay
- The Fleet's In (1928 film), one of the writers
- You'll Find Out, one of the writers
- Singin' in the Corn, one of the writers
- Radio Stars on Parade, co-wrote screenplay with Robert E. Kent from a story by Kent
- Fireman, Save My Child (1927 film), co-wrote with Thomas J. Geraghty
- Mama Loves Papa (1945 film), writer
- Eadie Was a Lady (1945) original story and screenplay
- Radio Stars on Parade (1945), screenplay
- A Guy, a Gal and a Pal, story
- Variety Girl (1947), screenplay
- Genius at Work (1946), script[9]
References
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- Monte Brice at the Internet Movie Database
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- Monte Brice at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
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- ↑ "Pictures: Monte Brice Elevate." Variety. Vol. 84, Iss. 13, (Oct 13, 1926): 7. Via Proquest.
- ↑ "Pictures: Monte Brice Freelancing." Variety. Vol. 93, Iss. 2, (Oct 24, 1928): 5. Via Proquest.
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- ↑ "Obituaries." Variety. Vol. 228, Iss. 12, (Nov 14, 1962): 71. Via Proquest.
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- ↑ "Monte Brice Dies." Boxoffice; Vol. 82, Iss. 5, (Nov 19, 1962): W-8. Via Proquest.
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