Albert Hackett

Albert Hackett

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich. Hackett was born in New York City, the son of actress Florence Hackett (née Hart) and Maurice Hackett. Not long after marrying screenwriter Frances Goodrich, the couple went to Hollywood in the late 1920s to write the screenplay for their stage success Up Pops the Devil for Paramount Pictures. In 1933 they signed a contract with MGM and remained with them until 1939. Among their earliest assignments was writing the screenplay for The Thin Man (1934). They were encouraged by the director W. S. Van Dyke to use the writing of Dashiell Hammett as a basis only, and to concentrate on providing witty exchanges for the principal characters, Nick and Nora Charles (played by William Powell and Myrna Loy). The resulting film was one of the major hits of the year, and the script, considered to show a modern relationship in a realistic manner for the first time, was considered to be groundbreaking. However this is only because it was written and released before the enactment of the Hollywood Production Code, which strictly censored movies from mid-1934 until the early 1960s (see Pre-Code). The other Nick and Nora films show a steep decline regarding the "groundbreaking maturity" of the Charleses' marriage. The Hacketts received Academy Award for Screenplay nominations for The Thin Man, After the Thin Man (1936), Father of the Bride (1950) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1955).[1] They won Writers Guild of America awards for Easter Parade (1949), Father's Little Dividend (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), as well as nominations for In the Good Old Summertime (1949), Father of the Bride (1950) and The Long, Long Trailer (1954). They also won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle award for their original play The Diary of Anne Frank. Some of their other films include: Another Thin Man (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

  • Title: Albert Hackett
  • Popularity: 2.412
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1900-02-14
  • Place of Birth: Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As: Albert M. Hackett, Albert Maurice Hackett
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Albert Hackett Movies

  • 1920
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    Away Goes Prudence

    Away Goes Prudence

    1 1920 HD

    Prudence, a young society woman and aviatrix, is forbidden to continue flying by her fiancé Hewitt and her father. In defiance, she stages her...

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  • 1912
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    Just Pretending

    Just Pretending

    1 1912 HD

    Little Albert Mills, eight years old, reads in the paper the accounts of the abduction of children and holding them for ransom. He conceives the idea...

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  • 1922
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    The Country Flapper

    The Country Flapper

    1 1922 HD

    Country girl Jolanda has lost her boyfriend, Nathaniel Huggins, to a "flapper" from the city. Jolanda blackmails Nathaniel's father into giving his...

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  • 1922
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    A Woman's Woman

    A Woman's Woman

    1 1922 HD

    A woman finds herself being a unpaid skivvy to her husband, two daughters and her son.

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  • 1919
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    Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables

    6 1919 HD

    Anne Shirley, an orphan, is taken into the lives of a generous farmer and his sister. She grows from an adventuresome young lass into a charming and...

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  • 1930
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    Whoopee!

    Whoopee!

    6.5 1930 HD

    Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with...

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  • 1921
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    Molly O'

    Molly O'

    6.2 1921 HD

    An Irish washerwoman's daughter falls in love with one of America's most eligible bachelors, much to the dismay of the girl's parents -- and the...

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  • 1920
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    The Good-Bad Wife

    The Good-Bad Wife

    1 1920 HD

    William Carter, a young Virginian in Paris, becomes enchanted with music hall dancer Fanchon La Fare. After William reluctantly returns to America,...

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  • 1919
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    The Career of Katherine Bush

    The Career of Katherine Bush

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1946
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    8.3 1946 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    7.2 1959 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

    7.5 1934 HD

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  • 1950
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    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

    6.975 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

    6.422 1951 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Long, Long Trailer

    The Long, Long Trailer

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1949
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    In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    6.952 1948 HD

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  • 1939
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    Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

    7.141 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

    7.345 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Firefly

    The Firefly

    6.4 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

    5.1 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hide-Out

    Hide-Out

    7.1 1934 HD

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  • 1954
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    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    7.166 1954 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    5.5 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    5.5 1980 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Secret of Madame Blanche

    The Secret of Madame Blanche

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lady in the Dark

    Lady in the Dark

    4.7 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1953
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    Give a Girl a Break

    Give a Girl a Break

    5.2 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    Gaby

    Gaby

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1939
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    Society Lawyer

    Society Lawyer

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1962
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    Five Finger Exercise

    Five Finger Exercise

    4.8 1962 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1938
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    Thanks for the Memory

    Thanks for the Memory

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1948
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    Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

    4.9 1948 HD

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  • 1936
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    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1951
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    Too Young to Kiss

    Too Young to Kiss

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1991
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    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

    6.464 1991 HD

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  • 1995
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    Father of the Bride Part II

    Father of the Bride Part II

    6.241 1995 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    7.2 1959 HD

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  • 1948
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    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    6.952 1948 HD

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  • 1934
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    Fugitive Lovers

    Fugitive Lovers

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Hitler Gang

    The Hitler Gang

    5.9 1944 HD

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  • 1958
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    A Certain Smile

    A Certain Smile

    5.8 1958 HD

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  • 1931
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    Up Pops the Devil

    Up Pops the Devil

    4.2 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Penthouse

    Penthouse

    6.7 1933 HD

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