Top Ten Contributors - The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
by milam_ogden | created - 19 Mar 2015 | updated - 19 Mar 2015 | PublicJust purchased a copy of this film noir classic from an associate. It is a little slow at times, however, George Sanders is excellent in the lead role. Here are the major contributors responsible for bringing this story to the sliver screen.
1. Thomas Job
Writer | The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Thomas Job was born on August 10, 1901 in Carmarthen, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947), Escape in the Desert (1945) and Siren of Atlantis (1949). He was married to Edith Anne Robinson and Eunice Lairnia Larson. He died on July 31, 1947 in Santa Monica, California, ...
wrote the original play
2. Robert Siodmak
Director | Nachts wenn der Teufel kam
Robert Siodmak (8 August 1900 - 10 March 1973) was a German-born, American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of stylish, unpretentious Hollywood films noirs he made in the 1940s.
Siodmak (pronounced SEE-ODD-MACK) was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of ...
contracted by Universal Pictures to direct
3. Stephen Longstreet
Writer | The Jolson Story
Stephen Longstreet was born on April 18, 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Jolson Story (1946), Silver River (1948) and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963). He was married to Ethel Joan Godoff. He died on February 20, 2002 in Century City, California, ...
wrote the screenplay
4. Paul Ivano
Cinematographer | Red Snow
Paul Ivano was born on May 13, 1900 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Red Snow (1952), The Girl from Rio (1939) and Fury Below (1936). He was married to Greta. He died on April 9, 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
director of photography
5. Hans J. Salter
Soundtrack | Happy Death Day 2 U
Hans J. Salter was born on January 14, 1896 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer, known for Happy Death Day 2U (2019), Hubie Halloween (2020) and Detroit Rock City (1999). He was married to Gutzman. He died on July 23, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
musical director
6. George Sanders
Actor | All About Eve
George Sanders was born of English parents in St. Petersburg, Russia. He worked in a Birmingham textile mill, in the tobacco business and as a writer in advertising. He entered show business in London as a chorus boy, going from there to cabaret, radio and theatrical understudy. His film debut, in ...
plays the role of Uncle Harry
7. Ella Raines
Actress | Phantom Lady
Ella Raines was born in Snoqualmie Falls, Washington, in 1920. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at the University of Washington as a drama student and participated in many plays. Following graduation, she traveled to New York and the lights of Broadway. She was eventually signed by ...
plays Deborah Brown, one of Uncle Harry's love interest
8. Geraldine Fitzgerald
Actress | Dark Victory
Geraldine Fitzgerald was the only actress to appear as both Laurence Olivier's wife and Rodney Dangerfield's mother-in-law, which surely qualifies her as running the gamut (if not the gauntlet, in the latter case) of A to Z for co-starring with cinema immortals. The Irish lass appeared in many ...
one of Harry's sisters
9. Moyna MacGill
Actress | The Picture of Dorian Gray
Moyna MacGill was born on December 10, 1895 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. She was an actress, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Miriam Rozella (1924). She was married to Edgar Isaac Lansbury and Reginald Denham. She died on November 25, 1975...
plays the older sister of Harry
10. Harry von Zell
Actor | Meet Mr. Mischief
Portly, pudding-faced, wavy dark-haired actor/announcer Harry Von Zell, whose well-modulated voice was a standard radio fixture during the 1930s and '40s, also extended his talents toward film and TV where he appeared in numerous comedy outings, often as a straight man foil. Born in Indianapolis, ...
plays one of Harry's drinking buddies
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