Robert Lord

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Robert Lord (May 1, 1900 – April 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 71 films between 1925 and 1940. He won an Academy Award in 1933 in the category Best Writing, Original Story for the film One Way Passage. He was nominated in the same category in 1938 for the film Black Legion.

Most Popular Robert Lord Trailers

Total trailers found: 93

Footlight Parade Trailer (1933)

21 October 1933

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Trailer (1939)

11 November 1939

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Jimmy the Gent Trailer (1934)

09 March 1934

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Dive Bomber Trailer (1941)

01 January 1941

A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.

Flirtation Walk Trailer (1934)

01 December 1934

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.

The Dawn Patrol Trailer (1938)

24 December 1938

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason.

The Merry Frinks Trailer (1934)

26 May 1934

An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.

The Singing Kid Trailer (1936)

10 April 1936

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Trailer (1938)

20 July 1938

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself.

It's Tough to Be Famous Trailer (1932)

02 April 1932

Scotty, an unwilling Navy war hero is cast into the limelight. He wants to get married and be an engineer, but is forced to fulfil the expectations of the public, his employer and his PR agent, which he hates.

Taxi! Trailer (1931)

29 December 1931

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan.

On With the Show! Trailer (1929)

13 July 1929

With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear.

Knock on Any Door Trailer (1949)

22 February 1949

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Fog Over Frisco Trailer (1934)

02 June 1934

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

Dr. Socrates Trailer (1935)

19 October 1935

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife.

Mary Stevens, M.D. Trailer (1933)

22 July 1933

A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.

Big Business Girl Trailer (1931)

12 June 1931

A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfriend spends the summer in Europe with his band.

The Family Secret Trailer (1951)

21 October 1951

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

A Reno Divorce Trailer (1927)

22 October 1927

An attractive heiress, Carla (May McAvoy), and David (Ralph Graves), a successful artist, fall in love following an automobile accident.

Gold Diggers of Broadway Trailer (1929)

30 August 1929

Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.

The Mind Reader Trailer (1933)

01 April 1933

Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.

Manhattan Parade Trailer (1931)

24 December 1931

Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.

Bordertown Trailer (1935)

23 January 1935

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.

Five Star Final Trailer (1931)

26 September 1931

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

Winner Take All Trailer (1932)

16 July 1932

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son.

Merry Wives of Reno Trailer (1934)

18 April 1934

Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.

The Matinee Idol Trailer (1928)

14 March 1928

The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. There, calling himself Harry Mann, he accidentally joins a traveling acting troupe, and falls in love with Ginger Bolivar, who runs the troupe and stars in their Civil War melodrama.

Footsteps in the Dark Trailer (1941)

08 March 1941

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes.

Fireman, Save My Child Trailer (1932)

20 February 1932

Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions.

The Johnstown Flood Trailer (1926)

28 February 1926

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

The World Changes Trailer (1933)

25 November 1933

Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr.

Page Miss Glory Trailer (1935)

07 September 1935

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.

No Time for Comedy Trailer (1940)

14 September 1940

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

The Conquerors Trailer (1932)

18 November 1932

A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.

Tony Runs Wild Trailer (1926)

18 April 1926

Tom Grant saves Grace Percival from being tromped by a herd of stampeding horses,led by Tony, and they become friends.

Wings for the Eagle Trailer (1942)

18 July 1942

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

Tovarich Trailer (1937)

25 December 1937

When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants, they have no idea that the domestics are in fact Tatiana, the Grand Duchess Petrovna, and her husband, Mikail, Prince Ouratieff.

Housewife Trailer (1934)

11 August 1934

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client.

Hard to Handle Trailer (1933)

28 January 1933

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

She Couldn't Say No Trailer (1930)

15 February 1930

A night club singer falls for a gangster.

Black Legion Trailer (1937)

30 January 1937

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

In a Lonely Place Trailer (1950)

17 May 1950

A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

The Purchase Price Trailer (1932)

23 July 1932

Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer.

Hold Everything Trailer (1930)

20 March 1930

A man is mistaken for a champion fighter.

The Girl from 10th Avenue Trailer (1935)

01 June 1935

When his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and winds up married to a stranger, Miriam Brady.

Gold Diggers of 1935 Trailer (1935)

15 March 1935

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.

The Little Giant Trailer (1933)

20 May 1933

Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary.

20,000 Years in Sing Sing Trailer (1932)

24 December 1932

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

The Letter Trailer (1940)

21 November 1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

The Million Dollar Collar Trailer (1929)

09 February 1929

Bill Holmes rescues Rinty from a car wreck not realizing that there is a stolen $50,000 diamond necklace hidden in the dog's collar.

Dodge City Trailer (1939)

08 April 1939

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

Give Me Your Heart Trailer (1936)

17 September 1936

An American lawyer's wife is reunited with her child and his father, an English nobleman.

Beware of Bachelors Trailer (1928)

27 October 1928

A young doctor is accused by his pretty wife of paying too much attention to one of his woman patients when she makes a pass at him.

Colleen Trailer (1936)

21 March 1936

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees

Man Wanted Trailer (1932)

23 April 1932

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

Local Boy Makes Good Trailer (1931)

27 November 1931

John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia.

Dames Trailer (1934)

01 September 1934

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

Stage Struck Trailer (1936)

12 September 1936

A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract.

You Said a Mouthful Trailer (1932)

18 November 1932

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

So Long Letty Trailer (1929)

16 October 1929

Uncle Claude comes to the Ardmore Beach Hotel to see Tommy and his wife. At the hotel, with his two granddaughters Ruth and Sally, Uncle Claude meets a wise talking employee named Letty, which causes him to leave the hotel.