Daniel Nathan Rubin was a playwright.[1] Several of his plays were adapted into films, for which he wrote the screenplays.
His play "The Lion Trap" was adapted into the 1928 film Midnight Madness. He cowrote the screenplay for the 1931 film Dishonored and adapted O. Henry's short story "The Double-Dyed Deceiver" into the screenplay for The Texan (film) (1930). His play "Riddle Me This" was adapted to film as Guilty as Hell in 1932.[2]
Plays edit
Plays he wrote include:
- "The Boomerang" (1914)[3]
- "The Upheavel" (1922)[4]
- "Claire Adams" (1929)
- "Move On, Sister" (1933)
- "Devils" (1926)
- "Riddle Me This" (1932 and 1933)
- "The Night Duel" (1926)[5][6]
- "The Lion Trap"
- "Women Go On Forever" (1927)[5]
- "Night Club Scandal" adapted into the 1937 film
- "Year of Delight" (1957)[7]
- "Desire on the Upas Tree Blooming" (1964)[8]
References edit
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (May 7, 2010). Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810869639 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Daniel N. Rubin". BFI. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures". U.S. Government Printing Office. May 7, 1914 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 7, 1923). "Catalog of Copyright Entries". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Daniel N. Rubin". Playbill.
- ^ "Daniel N. Rubin Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series". May 7, 1957 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". U.S. Government Printing Office. May 7, 1963 – via Google Books.