Ralph Block
Ralph J. Block | |
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Honorary Academy Award |
Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889,
Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund
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Biography
Block was born in the City of Cherokee in the Cherokee County of Iowa to E.S. and Doris Block (née Chraplewski).[1]
Filmography
As producer[3]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1926 | The Quarterback | Producer |
1928 | Let 'Er Go Gallegher | Associate producer |
Stand and Deliver | Associate producer | |
The Blue Danube | Associate producer | |
Skyscraper | Associate producer | |
The Cop | Producer | |
Man-Made Women | Producer | |
Power | Producer | |
Celebrity | Producer | |
Show Folks | Producer | |
1929 | High Voltage | Associate producer |
Big News |
Producer | |
The Racketeer | Producer | |
Rich People | Associate producer | |
This Thing Called Love | Associate producer | |
His First Command | Associate producer | |
1930 | Officer O'Brien | Associate producer |
Scotland Yard | Producer |
As Writer[3]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1930 | The Arizona Kid | Story and screenplay |
The Sea Wolf | ||
1931 | A Holy Terror | Adaptation, in collaboration with Myron C. Fagan
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1933 | Before Dawn | Screenplay (uncredited) |
1934 | Massacre | Screenplay / story |
Dark Hazard | Screenplay | |
Gambling Lady | Screenplay | |
I Am a Thief | Story and screenplay | |
1935 | The Right to Live | Screenplay |
In Caliente | Story and adaptation | |
The Melody Lingers On | ||
1936 | Boulder Dam | Screenplay |
Nobody's Fool | ||
1940 | It's a Date | Original story |
Spy for a Day | Screenplay collaboration with Anatole de Grunwald, Emeric Pressburger, and Hans Wilhelm | |
1945 | Patrick the Great | Story |
1950 | Nancy Goes to Rio | Movie based on Block's novel |
References
- ^ a b c d Lacy, Mary A. United States. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. Ralph Block Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 2009. Web. <http://memory.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2009/ms009299.pdf>.
- ^ Actornice – catalog of famous artists.[permanent dead link]
- ^ IMDb
External links
- Ralph Block at IMDb