Samuel Shipman Explained

Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright.^[1] Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish.^[2]

He visited the Lakewood Theater 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]
• The Pay-Off (1929), based on his 1927 play, Crime^[8]
• Scarlet Pages (1930)
• Lawful Larceny (1930), based on his 1922 play of the same name
• Manhattan Parade (1931), based on Shipman's play
• Friendly Enemies (1942)

Notes and References

1. News: SAMUEL SHIPMAN, PLAYWIRIGHT, DEAD; He Wrote or Collaborated on 33 Dramas on Record, Many Others Not Listed. The New York Times . February 10, 1937. NYTimes.com.
2. Web site: The American Hebrew. February 18, 1924. American Hebrew. Google Books.
3. Web site: 2020-02-19. The History of the Colony House Inn at Lakewood — Colony House Inn. 2021-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219002608/https://www.colonyhouseinn.com/colony-house-history. 2020-02-19.
4. Web site: Theatre Magazine. W. J.. Thorold. Arthur. Hornblow. Perriton. Maxwell. Stewart. Beach. February 19, 1922. Theatre Magazine Company. Google Books.
5. Book: Chester Morris: His Life and Career. Scott Allen. Nollen. Yuyun Yuningsih. Nollen. January 3, 2020. McFarland. 9781476638393. Google Books.
6. Web site: Samuel Shipman. Playbill.
7. Book: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Kenneth White. Munden. American Film. Institute. February 18, 1997. University of California Press. 9780520209695. Google Books.
8. Web site: The Pay Off (1930) . AFI. 15 October 1930.