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Biografie. Allen Rivkin studierte Journalismus an der University of Minnesota und arbeitete anschließend eine Zeit lang als Reporter. 1923 zog er nach Hollywood, wo er eine Weile als Studioelektriker arbeitete, bevor er Pressesprecher von RKO Pictures wurde.
Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter. Rivkin was a advertising copy writer, who went to Hollywood and joined the RKO Pictures publicity department.
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Bill Allen (William Gargan) and his friend, Mike (Wallace Ford) are newsreel photographers who have a friendly rivalry, each willing to do whatever it takes to get the better footage of a story. When covering a beauty contest, Bill plans to rig the results by bribing the judges, thus enabling him to get the scoop on his rival cameramen, and already...
In early March 1933, RKO announced that they were producing a film about two newsreel cameramen, originally titled News Reel, Harold Shumate was supposed to be the screenwriter. Later that month, on March 23, RKO further announced that Sarah Y. Mason and William Ulman, Jr. had been chosen to collaborate on the screenplay. The two had earlier worked...
Variety gave the film a positive review, calling the action "swift moving", and in particular praising the skill at which the original newsreel footage was integrated into the film. Silver Screen called the film "amusing", with "swift action and many laughs", while Photoplay said the film was a "Brand new idea packed with interest, and applauded th...
Headline Shooter at IMDbHeadline Shooter at AllMovieHeadline Shooter at the TCM Movie DatabaseHeadline Shooter at the American Film Institute Catalog21. Feb. 1990 · Feb. 21, 1990 12 AM PT. Allen Rivkin, a one-time electrician who became a screenwriter and then helped found the Writers Guild of America, has died at age 86, the guild announced Tuesday....
Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter. Rivkin was a advertising copy writer, who went to Hollywood and joined the RKO Pictures publicity department. He formed a film writing team with P. J. Wolfson, who got a writer’s contract on the strength of "Bodies Are Dust". They started at Universal Pictures ...
Allen Rivkin was born on November 20, 1903 in Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil Is Driving (1932), Tension (1949) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947). He was previously married to Ruth Kronick and Laura Kerr. He died on February 17, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
20. Feb. 1990 · Allen Rivkin, a screenwriter and a founder of the Screenwriters Guild, died of kidney failure on Saturday at his home in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 86 years old. Mr. Rivkin, who was in...
