F. Hugh Herbert

F. Hugh Herbert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He began his film career in 1926 with two projects starring Conrad Nagel, The Waning Sex and There You Are!, the latter adapted from his play of the same title. His screenwriting credits included Vanity Fair, Fashions of 1934; Smarty in 1934, adapted from his own play; Sitting Pretty; Dark Command; Our Very Own; The Little Hut; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and The Girls of Pleasure Island, the last two of which he also directed. He co-wrote a few films in which the similarly named, but unrelated actor Hugh Herbert appeared: Fashions of 1934 (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Colleen (1936). One of Herbert's most enduring creations was the character of American teenager Corliss Archer, who was introduced in his 1943 play Kiss and Tell and played on screen by Shirley Temple in the 1945 film adaptation. The character went on to appear in a series of magazine articles, another Temple film, and a radio and television series called Meet Corliss Archer. Herbert's play The Moon Is Blue had a run of 924 performances on Broadway, which was adapted for the screen version produced and directed by Otto Preminger, who had been responsible for the stage production. The film adaptation, released in 1953, was controversial at the time owing to its frank language and sexual themes. When the Breen office refused to give it a Motion Picture Production Code seal of approval, United Artists opted to release the film without one, and the success of the film was instrumental in weakening the long-standing influence of the Code. Herbert won the Writers Guild of America Award for Sitting Pretty and was nominated for The Moon is Blue. The uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes, he died in Beverly Hills.

  • Popularity : 0.962
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1897-05-29
  • Place of Birth : Vienna - Austria
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F. Hugh Herbert Movies

  • 1951
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    Let's Make It Legal

    Let's Make It Legal

    6.3 1951 HD

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  • 1944
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    Together Again

    Together Again

    5.4 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Fly-By-Night

    Fly-By-Night

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Swell Head

    The Swell Head

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Air Circus

    The Air Circus

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Moon Is Blue

    The Moon Is Blue

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Moon Is Blue

    The Moon Is Blue

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Dragon Murder Case

    The Dragon Murder Case

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Fashions of 1934

    Fashions of 1934

    6.3 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

    3 1935 HD

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  • 1948
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    Sitting Pretty

    Sitting Pretty

    7.1 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Girls of Pleasure Island

    The Girls of Pleasure Island

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1935
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    If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

    7.4 1935 HD

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  • 1928
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    Hollywood Bound

    Hollywood Bound

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Personality Kid

    The Personality Kid

    4.2 1934 HD

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  • 1948
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    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    4.7 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    4.7 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Home Sweet Homicide

    Home Sweet Homicide

    4.7 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Case of the Black Cat

    The Case of the Black Cat

    6.6 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Penal Code

    The Penal Code

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hotel Continental

    Hotel Continental

    6 1932 HD

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    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Little Hut

    The Little Hut

    6.5 1957 HD

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    The Little Hut

    The Little Hut

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Waning Sex

    The Waning Sex

    5.8 1926 HD

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  • 1940
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    Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Smarty

    Smarty

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Smarty

    Smarty

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1949
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    A Kiss for Corliss

    A Kiss for Corliss

    4.7 1949 HD

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  • 1935
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    We're in the Money

    We're in the Money

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1930
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    Vengeance

    Vengeance

    3.5 1930 HD

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  • 1940
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    Women in War

    Women in War

    3 1940 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Girls of Pleasure Island

    The Girls of Pleasure Island

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1930
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    Remote Control

    Remote Control

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1936
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    Colleen

    Colleen

    5.3 1936 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

    5.7 1928 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Women in His Life

    The Women in His Life

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Road to Paradise

    Road to Paradise

    6.1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    He Knew Women

    He Knew Women

    4.8 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    He Knew Women

    He Knew Women

    4.8 1930 HD

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  • 1934
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    Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Stoker

    The Stoker

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Girl on The Roof

    The Girl on The Roof

    4.4 1953 HD

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  • 1940
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    Three Faces West

    Three Faces West

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Glamour Boy

    Glamour Boy

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dark Command

    Dark Command

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hit Parade of 1941

    Hit Parade of 1941

    5.3 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

    5.9 1935 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Demi-Bride

    The Demi-Bride

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1950
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    Our Very Own

    Our Very Own

    5.7 1950 HD

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  • 1928
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    Baby Mine

    Baby Mine

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Constant Woman

    The Constant Woman

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Personal Maid's Secret

    Personal Maid's Secret

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1942
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    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    West Point Widow

    West Point Widow

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Sin Ship

    The Sin Ship

    5.8 1931 HD

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  • 1958
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    This Happy Feeling

    This Happy Feeling

    3.8 1958 HD

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  • 1946
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    Margie

    Margie

    6.9 1946 HD

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  • 1938
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    That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    Kiss and Tell

    Kiss and Tell

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Kiss and Tell

    Kiss and Tell

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1926
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    There You Are!

    There You Are!

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    A Single Man

    A Single Man

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1932
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    Those We Love

    Those We Love

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Cardboard Lover

    The Cardboard Lover

    5.7 1928 HD

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  • 1945
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    Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

    6.3 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Daring Daughters

    Daring Daughters

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Daring Daughters

    Daring Daughters

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Widow from Monte Carlo

    The Widow from Monte Carlo

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Baby Cyclone

    The Baby Cyclone

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1937
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    As Good as Married

    As Good as Married

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Moon Is Blue

    The Moon Is Blue

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1927
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    Adam and Evil

    Adam and Evil

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1940
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    Forgotten Girls

    Forgotten Girls

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    One Year Later

    One Year Later

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    One Year Later

    One Year Later

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Murder on the Roof

    Murder on the Roof

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Murder on the Roof

    Murder on the Roof

    1 1930 HD

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