Delmer Daves

Known for Writing

7/24/1904

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Delmer Daves was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

Known For (7 credits)

7.8

Movie

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

6.0

Movie

Divorce In The Family

1932

A child struggles to come to terms with his parents' divorce. Director Charles Reisner's 1932 drama stars Jackie Cooper, Lewis Stone, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, Jean Parker and Louise Beavers.

5.0

Movie

Good News

1930

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

5.2

Movie

The Bishop Murder Case

1929

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.

Movie

A Man's Man

1929

An aspiring actress goes to Hollywood to make movies and marries a soda jerk.

5.0

Movie

The Duke Steps Out

1929

Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his having a chauffeur and house full of servants. Susie likes him but, to get rid of her, his manager tells her Duke already has a New York chorus girl. As the students listen to a radio broadcast of his victorious fight from San Francisco, she learns that the student Duke is the boxer Duke and that there is no chorus girl.

6.2

Movie

The Mating Call

1928

A World War I veteran takes on the Ku Klux Klan when he loses his wife to a womanizing Klansman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation.