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Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. [1] She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930.. She portrayed a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise, a bar singer Ivy in Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the titular character in the controversial drama The Story of Temple Drake.
According to the New York State Writers Institute website, a highlight of the film is the scene where, while struggling at his playwriting, he begs Miriam Hopkins, as Gilda, to smack him between the shoulder blades. [8] Gilda was a role well-tailored for Hopkins' talents. [10]
Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall. Based on the 1931 play The Honest Finder ( A Becsületes Megtaláló ) by Hungarian playwright Aladár László [ hu ] , [ 2 ] the lead characters are a gentleman thief and a lady ...
Men Are Not Gods is a 1936 British film starring Miriam Hopkins and co-starring Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian Shaw and Rex Harrison.It was a success in the UK when released largely due to the popularity of the two female stars Hopkins and Lawrence.
The Richest Girl in the World is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea and Fay Wray. Norman Krasna was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. [1] It was remade in 1944 as Bride by Mistake with Laraine Day and Alan Marshal.
Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon give splendid performances, but it is the work of little Bonita Granville, as the troublemaker, which will attract the most attention." [7] John Mosher of The New Yorker wrote that "quite a good piece of work has been done with this somewhat problematic drama". He added: "With all the drastic alterations made in ...
Miriam Hopkins, who was cast in the titular role of Temple Drake, was a newcomer at the time of filming, and had only begun establishing herself in two Ernst Lubitsch films: The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) and Trouble in Paradise (1932). [13] Hopkins' mother was reportedly upset that her daughter was portraying a rape victim. [16]
Savage Intruder (also known as Hollywood Horror House) is a 1970 American psychological horror film directed by Donald Wolfe and starring Miriam Hopkins, John David Garfield and Gale Sondergaard. [ 1 ]