Kurnitz, Harry

Overview

Works:	89 works in 379 publications in 7 languages and 9,957 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Detective and mystery films Film adaptations Comedy films Romantic comedy films Screwball comedy films Action and adventure films Film noir Musical films Fiction
Roles:	Author, Author of screenplay, Librettist, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Conceptor, Performer
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Harry Kurnitz

A shot in the dark by Blake Edwards( Visual )
Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther film collection( Visual )

Most widely held works by Harry Kurnitz

Witness for the prosecution by Billy Wilder( Visual )

32 editions published between 1957 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,588 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion

Shadow of the thin man by W. S Van Dyke( Visual )

9 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in English and held by 812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A jockey who threw a race is murdered in the locker room. Nick & Nora Charles are off to the races on another case of murder, mirth and perfect martinis

The thin man goes home by Dashiell Hammett( Visual )

4 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in English and held by 757 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Outlaws come and go in Nick & Nora's lives, now it's time to meet the in-laws. The debonair sleuths leave little Nicky Jr. at boarding school, grab Asta and head to Nick's boyhood home of Sycamore Springs

Hatari! by Howard Hawks( Visual )

35 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A group of highly skilled professional game hunters capture ferocious big game for zoos and circus attractions

Reclining figure by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

20 editions published between 1900 and 1963 in 3 languages and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Young New York art dealer Ellis Blaise is called to California when eccentric Lucas Edgerton decides to sell some of his fabulous collection for tax purposes. Then thefts from the collection, the sensational forgery of a priceless Renoir, and the puzzling murder of Simon Edgerton, Lucas' son, force Blaise into a perilous investigation

A shot in the dark : a new comedy by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

5 editions published in 1962 in 3 languages and held by 614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Once more, with feeling; a comedy by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

5 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Inspector General by Henry Koster( Visual )

27 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An assistant salesman with a traveling fair is mistaken by villagers for the dreaded inspector general

The girl who came to supper : original Broadway cast by Noel Coward( )

6 editions published between 1965 and 1992 in English and held by 314 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adventures of Don Juan( Visual )

10 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in English and held by 307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Don Juan de Marana damages Spanish prestige in diplomatic circles with his indiscreet womanizing, but he attempts to rehabilitate his image after he meets the beautiful Queen Margaret, trapped in a loveless arranged marriage with the weak and feckless King Philip III

A shot in the dark : a comedy in three acts by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

6 editions published between 1962 and 1990 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On Broadway, Julie Harris played the good hearted and guileless child of nature who is hauled before the magistrate on a charge of murder, having been found unconscious, nude, and clutching a gun, with her lover dead beside her. What is most shocking to the magistrate is the complete frankness with which she describes her life as a parlor maid and her affairs with both the dead chauffeur and her aristocratic employer. She is so ingenious that the magistrate, at the risk of his juridical neck, decides that she could not have committed the murder. The investigation expands to include both the aristocratic employer, who cannot answer yes or no in less than a paragraph and whose own polysyllables make him yawn, and his wife who descended in direct line from Attilla the Hun and looks it. She has been having an affair with her husband's best friend. The magistrate finds the right culprit and the open hearted little parlor maid offers herself to him as a present

A shot in the dark by Blake Edwards( Visual )

21 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in English and held by 221 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Inspector Clouseau must track down a killer in this hilarious sequel to 'The Pink Panther.'

One touch of Venus by William A Seiter( Visual )

9 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young window dresser's problems begin when he kisses a statue of Venus, which comes to life. This Venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment. Her presence causes everyone around her to fall in love, except for the window dresser, who is terrified of her advances toward him. The young man suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer and a jealous fiancée

Myrna Loy and William Powell collection( Visual )

3 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Love crazy: A man pretends he's crazy to delay his wife's divorce proceedings

Howard Hawks' Land of the pharaohs( Visual )

3 editions published between 1955 and 2007 in English and German and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Great Pharaoh orders architect Vashtar to build him the highest pyramid in the world as his tomb. 15 years have passed and his treasury is dwindling, so he marries Princess Nellifer, but she is as ruthless as she is beautiful

My dream is yours( Visual )

2 editions published between 1949 and 2007 in English and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so talent agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace Garry. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further is when Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry

William Wyler's How to steal a million( Visual )

4 editions published between 1995 and 2001 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The daughter of a wealthy Frenchman who creates counterfeit art learns her father is in danger of being exposed as a crook. She decides to steal the family's forged Cellini sculpture from a museum before experts can examine it and enlists a society burglar to help her

The shadowy third by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

2 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Once more with feeling by Harry Kurnitz( Book )

13 editions published between 1959 and 1962 in English and Undetermined and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Candlelight Cafe Playhouse presents Whitfield Connor, Joan Harvey, Paul Lynde in "Once More, With Feeling," by Harry Kurnitz, with Frederick Rolf, Charles Randall, Eb Thomas, Donald Marye, Clinton Anderson, production directed by Charles Olsen, stage manager Edgar Reynolds, settings by Gloria Mendelsohn

The thin man by W. S Van Dyke( Visual )

2 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After the thin man: "New Year's Eve and a new mystery surrounding the philandering husband of Nora's cousin. Round up the usual suspects, including James Stewart in an early screen role."--Container