Edmund L. Hartmann (September 24, 1911 – November 28, 2003) was an American film and television writer and producer from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was born in

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. He attended

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. He later married and had one child (Susan Hartmann). Hartmann worked with numerous actors, including

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. He produced the television classic ''

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'' for ten seasons from 1962 and also produced ''

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''. Both shows were filmed by

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Works

Writer

*''After the Honeymoon'' (1971) *''

The Shakiest Gun in the West ''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' is a 1968 American comedy Western film starring Don Knotts. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. The film is a remake of '' The Paleface'', a 1948 film starring Bob ...

'' (1968) *''

The Sword of Ali Baba ''The Sword of Ali Baba'' is a 1965 American adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Virgil W. Vogel and written by Edmund Hartmann and Oscar Brodney. The film stars Peter Mann, Jocelyn Lane, Frank McGrath, Gavin MacLeod, Frank P ...

'' (1965) *''

Casanova's Big Night ''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casa ...

'' (1954) *'' Here Come the Girls'' (1953) *''

The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American musical-comedy-sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song " That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is exp ...

'' (1953) *'' My Favorite Spy'' (1951) *''

The Lemon Drop Kid ''The Lemon Drop Kid'' is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, ...

'' (1951) *'' Fancy Pants'' (1950) *'' Sorrowful Jones'' (1949) *'' The Paleface'' (1948) *''

Let's Live a Little ''Let's Live a Little'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings and Anna Sten. Written by Howard Irving Young, Edmund L. Hartmann, Albert J. Cohen, and Jack Harvey, the fi ...

'' (1948) *''

Variety Girl ''Variety Girl'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley, Frank Ferguson, Glenn Tryon, Nella Walker, Torben Meyer, Jack Norton, and William Demarest. ...

'' (1947) *'' The Face of Marble'' (1946) *''

The Naughty Nineties ''The Naughty Nineties'' is a 1945 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was written by Edmund L. Hartmann, John Grant, Edmund Joseph and Hal Fimberg. The film is noteworthy for cont ...

'' (1945) *''

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'' (1945) *''

See My Lawyer ''See My Lawyer'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edmund Hartmann and Stanley Davis. It is based on the 1939 musical ''See My Lawyer'' by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. The film stars Ole Olsen, Chic ...

'' (1945) *'' Here Come the Co-Eds'' (1945) *''

The Scarlet Claw ''The Scarlet Claw'' is a 1944 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, it is the eighth film of the Rathbone ...

'' (1944) *''

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" () is a folk tale in Arabic added to the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard it from Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab. As one of the most popul ...

'' (1944) *''

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon ''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon'' (1942) is the fourth in the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holmes films which updated the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the then p ...

'' (1943) *'' Hi Diddle Diddle'' (1943) *'' Hi'ya, Chum'' (1943) *'' Lady Bodyguard'' (1943) *''

'' (1942) *''

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'' (1942) *'' The Feminine Touch'' (1941) *''

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'' (1941) *'' Time Out for Rhythm'' (1941) *'' San Francisco Docks'' (1940) *'' Diamond Frontier'' (1940) *'' South to Karanga'' (1940) *''

Enemy Agent ''Enemy Agent'' is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson, and Robert Armstrong.McLaughlin p.325 The supporting cast includes Jack La Rue, Jack Carson, Philip Dorn and Milburn Ston ...

'' (1940) *''

Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me", alternatively sung as "Ma, She's Making Eyes at Me", is a song published in 1921. The lyric is by the American composer and comedian Sidney Clare, and the music by the American songwriter and producer Con Conrad. ...

'' (1940) *'' Black Friday'' (1940) *'' Two Bright Boys'' (1939) *''

Ex-Champ ''Ex-Champ'' is a 1939 American drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Victor McLaglen, Tom Brown, and Nan Grey, and was released on June 16, 1939. Plot Tom Grey is a former boxing champ who has fallen on hard times and is now working as ...

'' (1939) *''

Big Town Czar ''Big Town Czar'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Barton MacLane and Tom Brown. Plot New York City newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan relates the story of crime boss Phil Daley's rise and fall. To the disappointme ...

'' (1939) *'' The Last Warning'' (1938) *''

The Last Express ''The Last Express'' is an adventure video game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund in 1997 for PC. Players take on the role of an American who accepts an invitation from a friend to join them on the Orient Express, days befor ...

'' (1938) *''

Law of the Underworld ''Law of the Underworld'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bert Granet and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film stars Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Abel and Richard Bond. The film was relea ...

'' (1938) *'' Hideaway'' (1937) *'' Behind the Headlines'' (1937) *''

The Man Who Found Himself ''The Man Who Found Himself'', also known as ''Wings of Mercy'', is a 1937 American aviation film based on the unpublished story "Wings of Mercy" by Alice B. Curtis. The film marked the first starring role for 19-year-old Joan Fontaine, who was ...

'' (1937) *''

China Passage ''China Passage'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Edward Killy from a screenplay by Edmund Hartmann, Edmund L. Hartmann and J. Robert Bren, based on a story by Taylor Caven. RKO Radio Pictures produced the film, which stars Constance ...

'' (1937) *'' Wanted! Jane Turner'' (1936) *''

Without Orders ''Without Orders'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Frances Sage, Charley Grapewin and Vinton Haworth. It was produced by RKO Radio Pictures, who released the picture on October ...

'' (1936) *'' The Big Noise''

Producer

*'' To Rome With Love'' (1969) *''

'' (1966) *''

'' (1960)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Edmund 1911 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters American male television writers American television producers American television writers Washington University in St. Louis alumni Writers from St. Louis