Edwin H. Knopf Trailers
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Edwin H. Knopf (November 11, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter.
He was born in New York City and went to work early in his life in the editorial department of his brother Alfred A. Knopf's publishing business.
After trying his hand at acting, Edwin turned to producing in 1928. Soon after being involved in several hit plays, he moved to Hollywood and found work as a director and screenwriter. Among his films as a director was Paramount on Parade (1930). As a producer, he was involved in the making of such films as B.F.'s Daughter (1948), Malaya (1949), The Law and the Lady (producer and director, 1951), Lili (1953), and The Glass Slipper (1955).
Sketches of Edwin's early life in Italy are included in the book he wrote with his wife Mildred O. Knopf, The Food of Italy and How To Prepare It (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964).
Most Popular Edwin H. Knopf Trailers
Total trailers found: 39
05 August 1955
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
27 September 1930
A sheepman tries to hire Indians as herders. Though the Indians are blamed for farmers' losses, the hero shows that a white crook is responsible.
01 December 1930
A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to divorce him.
27 December 1949
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.
22 September 1933
An expedition goes in search of a party lost in the Arctic a year earlier. (The English-language version of S.
16 May 1941
A gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.
10 March 1953
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl.
02 March 1951
An exiled king and a film star try to rekindle a romance from the past.
24 March 1948
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
12 January 1956
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
29 August 1947
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
29 March 1931
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme.
09 May 1956
A French ballerina falls in love with an American paratrooper on a two day pass in London near the end of World War II.
28 June 1930
Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion.
01 August 1931
Mrs. Linda Randolph treks through darkened jungles to the land of Maradu to find her missing husband Allan, who'd left her years before when he believed she was in love with another.
17 May 1953
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba.
23 November 1943
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up.
15 August 1952
A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the U.S. Army.
22 February 1930
Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera.
22 April 1930
This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, cres
23 July 1942
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
03 May 1945
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill.
08 March 1935
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett develops romantic feelings for Manya Novak, the daughter of a neighboring farmer.
28 December 1945
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen and meets a USO hostess.
25 December 1946
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl.
01 February 1942
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.
29 January 1954
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter.
12 April 1935
Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No.
14 February 1941
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense d
28 November 1931
A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
05 December 1930
Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr.
14 August 1936
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with Lord Priory.
19 April 1930
A friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who is in league with the crooked sheriff.
20 July 1951
A former housemaid teams up with an English gentleman thief and works a confidence game to bilk the wealthy but their plans for a big job in California go awry.
01 March 1949
Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.
08 May 1957
A young Italian fugitive and his older protective brother hide among the grape pickers at a vineyard in Provence, France.
06 September 1957
Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.
20 September 1929
Egomaniacal baseball slugger Elmer Kane is not only good, he enjoys telling everybody how good he is.
