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Irving Reis(1906-1953)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Irving Reis was born on 7 May 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Four Poster (1952), I'm Still Alive (1940) and Gambler's Choice (1944). He was married to Minadora (Vanessa) Karole Idu and Meta Rosenberg. He died on 3 July 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 7, 1906
DiedJuly 3, 1953(47)
BornMay 7, 1906
DiedJuly 3, 1953(47)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer in The Four Poster (1952)
The Four Poster
6.4
  • Director
  • 1952
Linda Hayes and Kent Taylor in I'm Still Alive (1940)
I'm Still Alive
5.7
  • Director
  • 1940
Russell Hayden, Nancy Kelly, and Chester Morris in Gambler's Choice (1944)
Gambler's Choice
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1944
Pat O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, and Claire Trevor in Crack-Up (1946)
Crack-Up
6.5
  • Director
  • 1946

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  • Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer in The Four Poster (1952)
    The Four Poster
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Lew Ayres and Marilyn Maxwell in New Mexico (1951)
    New Mexico
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Nadine Conner and Jan Peerce in Of Men and Music (1951)
    Of Men and Music
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Three Husbands (1950)
    Three Husbands
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1950
  • William Powell, Betsy Drake, and Mark Stevens in Dancing in the Dark (1949)
    Dancing in the Dark
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Joan Evans and Farley Granger in Roseanna McCoy (1949)
    Roseanna McCoy
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Enchantment (1948)
    Enchantment
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, and Louisa Horton in All My Sons (1948)
    All My Sons
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Pat O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, and Claire Trevor in Crack-Up (1946)
    Crack-Up
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Bonita Granville in Hitler's Children (1943)
    Hitler's Children
    6.4
    • Director (resigned, uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, and Sam Levene in The Big Street (1942)
    The Big Street
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders and Lynn Bari in The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
    The Falcon Takes Over
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, and Mona Maris in A Date with the Falcon (1942)
    A Date with the Falcon
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, and Arthur Shields in The Gay Falcon (1941)
    The Gay Falcon
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1941

Writer



  • The Unexpected
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1952
  • Russell Hayden, Nancy Kelly, and Chester Morris in Gambler's Choice (1944)
    Gambler's Choice
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Jane Darwell, James P. Hogan, William Frawley, Porter Hall, John Howard, Gail Patrick, and Harvey Stephens in Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
    Grand Jury Secrets
    6.0
    • original story
    • 1939
  • J. Carrol Naish, Akim Tamiroff, and Anna May Wong in King of Chinatown (1939)
    King of Chinatown
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • J. Carrol Naish in King of Alcatraz (1938)
    King of Alcatraz
    6.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1938
  • Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Murder (1938)
    Time Out for Murder
    5.7
    • original story
    • 1938

Cinematographer



  • The Business of Love
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Breaking Into Society (1923)
    Breaking Into Society
    • Cinematographer
    • 1923
  • Edward Everett Horton and Ethel Grey Terry in Too Much Business (1922)
    Too Much Business
    • Cinematographer
    • 1922
  • The Whirlwind (1922)
    The Whirlwind
    6.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1922

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 7, 1906
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1953
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Minadora (Vanessa) Karole IduAugust 1948 - July 3, 1953 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    (3/2/37) Radio: Directed the "Columbia Workshop" broadcast of "Macbeth".
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    Educated at Columbia University. Founded and directed CBS Radio's Columbia Workshop in the 1930s.

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