Henry Blankfort Trailers
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Henry Blankfort, 90, a screenwriter who became a publicist after he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. A native of New York, Blankfort moved to Los Angeles in 1936 and three years later became director of the Hollywood Theater Alliance, where he co-wrote its "Meet the People." He wrote or co-wrote 25 screenplays, including "Tales of Manhattan" and "Double Exposure." During World War II, Blankfort made military films for the Signal Corps. His show business career ended after he refused in 1951 to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which was seeking information on Communists in Hollywood. Blankfort became vice president for public relations at Revell Toy Co. In 1963, he founded a public relations firm, Blankfort Group, specializing in education. From 1979 to 1989, he served as an unpaid consultant to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Most Popular Henry Blankfort Trailers
Total trailers found: 21
05 February 1950
Newlyweds Joe and Anne Palooka are delayed in their honeymoon plans by the helpful Humphrey Pennyworth and by considerably-less-helpful manager, Knobby Walsh.
26 June 1942
Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort.
20 March 1942
In this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation. Unfortunately, he crashes during a storm and finds himself cared for by a lovely woman.
01 September 1944
In this comic western, a Broadway star leaves his musical revue to go West and help out his troubled friend.
14 May 1943
A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the gang.
14 February 1948
A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe that antisemites are behind the disappearance.
18 May 1945
Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secretly harboring the desire to become a swingin' jazz trumpeter, Geoffrey takes a job at a "hot" Broadway nightclub.
14 August 1949
Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters.
16 September 1951
Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.
04 November 1950
Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.
23 November 1945
The notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave, they learn of a friend whose land is about to be seized by a greedy land company.
01 March 1943
A former jockey teaches a newcomer the dirty tricks of the track.
05 August 1942
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it.
01 August 1944
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home.
01 June 1945
In this musical, a talented aspiring costume designer leaves her small town to seek her fortune in the Big Apple.
08 June 1945
A PR man saves a struggling radio station from ruin.
26 July 1950
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
10 December 1943
Two lawyers fall for their beautiful client.
05 January 1945
Two show-business wannabees get their big chance to show off their big-time act and talents in a nightclub,and bomb.
06 July 1951
A civilian, ordered to report to his draft board, slips off into a dream about the army life ahead of him.
09 November 1945
When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band’s drummer, jazz trumpeter Danny Brooks attempts to clear him—only to implicate himself and the rest of the band in the process.
