Samuel Shipman

Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was a playwright in the U.S.[1] Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish. [2]

He visited the Lakewood Theatre Colony in Maine with John B. Hymer.[3]

Theater

• East is West (1918), with John B. Hymer
• The Woman in Room 13 (1919) with Max Marcin and Percival Wilde
• Lawful Larceny (1922)[4]
• Crime with John B. Hymer
• Fast Life[5]
• Creoles (1927)
• Trapped (1928)
• Fast Life (1928)
• Scarlet Pages (1929), with John B. Hymer
• She Means Business (1931)
• Alley Cat (1934)
• A Lady Detained (1935)
• Behind Red Lights (1937)
• Louisiana Lady (1947), based on Creoles[6]
• Friendly Enemies with Aaron Hoffman

Filmography

• The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
• Lawful Larceny (1923), based on his play of the same name[7]
• Cheaper to Marry (1925)
• Friendly Enemies (1925)
• Fast Life (1929)[5]
• Scarlet Pages (1930)
• Lawful Larceny (1930), based on his 1922 play
• Manhattan Parade (1931), based on Shipman's play

• Friendly Enemies (1942)

References

1. "SAMUEL SHIPMAN, PLAYWIRIGHT, DEAD; He Wrote or Collaborated on 33 Dramas on Record, Many Others Not Listed". February 10, 1937 – via NYTimes.com.
2. "The American Hebrew". American Hebrew. February 18, 1924 – via Google Books.
3. https://www.colonyhouseinn.com/colony-house-history
4. Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (February 19, 1922). "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company – via Google Books.
5. Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih (January 3, 2020). Chester Morris: His Life and Career. McFarland. ISBN 9781476638393 – via Google Books.
6. "Samuel Shipman". Playbill.
7. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (February 18, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.