Harry Kurnitz

Writing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Kurnitz (January 5, 1908 – March 18, 1968) was an American playwright, novelist, and prolific screenwriter who wrote swashbucklers for Errol Flynn and comedies for Danny Kaye. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Kurnitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Screenwriting

6 titles

How to Steal a Million

Movie1966

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

Hatari!

Movie1962

A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

Witness for the Prosecution

Movie1957

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

Land of the Pharaohs

Movie1955

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

The Inspector General

Movie1949

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.

Adventures of Don Juan

Movie1948

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

Miscellaneous Crew

7 titles

How to Steal a Million

Movie1966

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

A Shot in the Dark

Movie1964

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.

Hatari!

Movie1962

A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

Witness for the Prosecution

Land of the Pharaohs

Movie1955

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

The Inspector General

Adventures of Don Juan

Movie1948

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.