Monte Brice

American film director

Monte Brice

Born	July 12, 1891 New York City, United States
Died	November 8, 1962 London, United Kingdom
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Writer, producer, director
Notable work	Brewster's Millions, Tillie's Punctured Romance, You'll Find Out

Monte Brice (July 12, 1891 – November 8, 1962) was an American writer, producer, and director of films.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Born in 1891 in New York City, Brice wrote his first screenplay in 1920. In 1926, he was promoted from scenario writer to director and given a five-year contract with Famous Players–Lasky.^[3] A 1928 article states he had left Paramount Pictures and was freelancing.^[4]

In the later years of his decades long career in film he worked with Bob Hope.^[2]^[5] Brice was best known as gag writer who worked on Hope's radio and film scripts.^[6]

He married Doris Hill.^[7] Brice had two daughters and three grandchildren.^[8] He died in London in 1962 while working with Hope on film projects.^[2]

Partial filmography

Riders Up (1924)
Brewster's Millions (1926), screenplay by Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan and Harold Shumate
Hands Up! (1926), co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan
Casey at the Bat (1927), director
Fireman, Save My Child (1927), co-wrote with Thomas J. Geraghty
Tell It to Sweeney (1927), one of the writers
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928), co-wrote with Keene Thompson
The Fleet's In (1928), one of the writers
Take a Chance (1933), directed by Monte Brice and Laurence Schwab
Sweet Surrender (1935), director
You'll Find Out (1940), one of the writers
Pot o' Gold (1941), co-wrote screenplay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942), written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice
Mama Loves Papa (1945), writer
Eadie Was a Lady (1945), original story and screenplay
Radio Stars on Parade (1945), co-wrote screenplay with Robert E. Kent from a story by Kent
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945), story
Genius at Work (1946), co-wrote with Robert E. Kent
Singin' in the Corn (1946), one of the writers
Variety Girl (1947), screenplay^[9]

References

^ "Monte Brice". www.tcm.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Monte Brice dies". Independent. November 9, 1962. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Pictures: Monte Brice Elevate." Variety. Vol. 84, Iss. 13, (Oct 13, 1926): 7. Via Proquest.
^ "Pictures: Monte Brice Freelancing." Variety. Vol. 93, Iss. 2, (Oct 24, 1928): 5. Via Proquest.
^ "MONTE BRICE, WRITER FOR BOB HOPE, DEAD (Published 1962)". The New York Times. November 9, 1962.
^ "Obituaries." Variety. Vol. 228, Iss. 12, (Nov 14, 1962): 71. Via Proquest.
^ "Walter Winchell on Broadway". Radio Wave. 1935-10-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
^ "Monte Brice Dies." Boxoffice; Vol. 82, Iss. 5, (Nov 19, 1962): W-8. Via Proquest.
^ "Monte Brice". BFI. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.