Howard Irving Young (April 24, 1893 – February 24, 1952) was an American

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.Marshall p.297 During the 1930s and 1940s he worked on a number of British films.

Selected filmography

* '' A Million A Minute'' (1916) * '' Miss Nobody'' (1917) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1917) * '' No Trespassing'' (1922) * ''

Does It Pay? ''Does It Pay?'' is a lost 1923 American silent society drama film directed by Charles Horan and starring Hope Hampton. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Hope Hampton as Doris Clark *Robert T. Haines as John Weston ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Perfect Sap ''The Perfect Sap'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1926 play ''Not Herbert'' by Howard Irving Young. The film stars Ben Lyon, Pauline Starke, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lloyd Whitlock, Diana ...

'' (1927) * ''

Her Wild Oat ''Her Wild Oat'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film made by First National Pictures, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Colleen Moore. The screenplay was written by Gerald C. Duffy, based on a story by Howard Irving Young.

'' (1927) * ''

Midnight Mystery ''Midnight Mystery'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by George B. Seitz, from a screenplay by Beulah Marie Dix, which was adapted from the play ''Hawk Island'' by Howard Irving Young. Betty Compson starred, leading an ensemble ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Music in the Air ''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as " The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and " I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered o ...

'' (1934) * ''

Spring Tonic ''Spring Tonic'' is a 1935 American comedy film adapted from the 1927 play ''The Man-Eating Tiger'' by Ben Hecht and Rose Caylor. It was directed by Clyde Bruckman and stars Lew Ayres, Claire Trevor, Walter Woolf King, Jack Haley, ZaSu Pitts and ...

'' (1935) * ''

Under Pressure "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's tenth studio album ''Hot Space'' (1982). The song reached number one on the U ...

'' (1935) * ''

Secret of Stamboul ''The Secret of Stamboul'', also known as ''The Spy in White'', is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the 1935 novel '' The Eunuch of Stamboul'' by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Fran ...

'' (1936) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) * ''

Said O'Reilly to McNab ''Said O'Reilly to McNab'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Mahoney, Will Fyffe and Ellis Drake. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.Wood p.96 The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Great Gambini ''The Great Gambini'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Charles Vidor and written by Frederick J. Jackson, Frank Partos and Howard Irving Young. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Marian Marsh, John Trent, Genevieve Tobin, Reginald Denn ...

'' (1937) * ''

Hey! Hey! USA ''Hey! Hey! USA'' is a 1938 British comedy film starring comedian Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy and Eddie Ryan. Hay appears as Benjamin Twist, a porter who accidentally finds himself on a ship bound for the United States. The film features an early a ...

'' (1938) * '' Hi Gang!'' (1941) * '' I Thank You'' (1941) * ''

It's That Man Again ''It's That Man Again'' (commonly contracted to ''ITMA'') was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran for twelve series from 1939 to 1949. The shows featured Tommy Handley in the central role, a fast-talking figure, around whom the other ch ...

'' (1943) * '' He Snoops to Conquer'' (1944) * '' One Exciting Night'' (1944) * ''

Time Flies Time Flies may refer to: * ''Tempus fugit'', a Latin phrase usually translated as "time flies"; an admonition against procrastination Film * ''Time Flies'' (1944 film), a British comedy directed by Walter Forde * ''Time Flies'' (2013 film), a C ...

'' (1944) * '' I Didn't Do It'' (1945) * ''

George in Civvy Street ''George in Civvy Street'' is a 1946 British comedy film directed and produced by Marcel Varnel starring George Formby with Ronald Shiner, and Ian Fleming. It was made by the British subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. This was Formby's last big sc ...

'' (1946) * ''

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) * ''

The Flying Saucer ''The Flying Saucer'' is a 1950 independently made American black-and-white science fiction spy film drama. It was written by Howard Irving Young, from an original story by Mikel Conrad, who also produced, directed, and stars with Pat Garris ...

'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

* 1893 births 1952 deaths Writers from Jersey City, New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1890s-stub