Career
He co-wrote the screenplays for a number of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films: ''Top Hat'' (1935), ''Follow the Fleet'' (1936), ''Swing Time (film), Swing Time'' (1936), ''Shall We Dance (1937 film), Shall We Dance'' (1937), and ''Carefree (film), Carefree'' (1938), as well as ''Roberta (1935 film), Roberta'' (1935), in which they played supporting roles.Filmography
:''As screenwriter, unless otherwise noted.'' * ''Goodbye Again (1933 film), Goodbye Again'' (1933) (play) * ''Let's Try Again'' (1934) (uncredited) * ''By Your Leave'' (1934) * ''Roberta (1935 film), Roberta'' (1935) * ''Village Tale'' (1935) * ''Top Hat'' (1935) * ''In Person (film), In Person'' (1935) * ''I Dream Too Much (1935 film), I Dream Too Much'' (1935) (uncredited add. dialogue) * ''Follow the Fleet'' (1936) * ''Swing Time (film), Swing Time'' (1936) * ''Quality Street (1937 film), Quality Street'' (1937) * ''Shall We Dance (1937 film), Shall We Dance'' (1937) * ''Wise Girl (film), Wise Girl'' (1937) (also story) * ''Joy of Living'' (1938) * ''Carefree (film), Carefree'' (1938) (also uncredited minor acting role) * ''Man About Town (1939 film), Man About Town'' (1939) * ''5th Ave Girl'' (1939) * ''Primrose Path (film), Primrose Path'' (1940) * ''Lucky Partners'' (1940) * ''Honeymoon for Three (1941 film), Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) (play) * ''Sun Valley Serenade'' (1941) (uncredited contributing writer) * ''Skylark (1941 film), Skylark'' (1941) * ''Remember the Day'' (1941) * ''So Proudly We Hail!'' (1943) * ''I Love a Soldier'' (1944) * ''Here Come the Waves'' (1944) * ''Blue Skies (1946 film), Blue Skies'' (1946) (adaptation) * ''Let's Dance (1950 film), Let's Dance'' (1950) * ''The Guy Who Came Back'' (1951) * ''Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (film), Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie'' (1952) (adaptation) * ''The Four Poster (film), The Four Poster'' (1952) * ''The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T'' (1953) * ''Top Secret Affair'' (1957) * ''Quick, Let's Get Married'' (1964) (Daughter Pippa Scott appears)Personal life
Allan was the father of actor Pippa Scott and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott. He died on 13 April 1995 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, at aged 88.References
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* 1906 births 1995 deaths American male screenwriters People from Kearny, New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub