Frank D. Gilroy

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Daniel Gilroy (born 13 October 1925) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer and director. He received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank D. Gilroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

From Noon Till Three (1976)

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Jill Ireland  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Stan Haze

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Jill Ireland  •  Douglas Fowley  •  Stan Haze

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)

The son of a small-town doctor returns to his hometown after being kicked out of Yale, and begins a new career on the town's newspaper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  John Savage  •  Biff McGuire  •  Peggy McCay  •  Gig Young

The son of a small-town doctor returns to his hometown after being kicked out of Yale, and begins a new career on the town's newspaper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  John Savage  •  Biff McGuire  •  Peggy McCay  •  Gig Young

Once in Paris... (1978)

A subtle, down-to-earth and autobiographical depiction of an American screenwriter in Paris who befriends his chauffeur and has an affair with a British aristocrat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Wayne Rogers  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Jack Lenoir  •  Philippe March

A subtle, down-to-earth and autobiographical depiction of an American screenwriter in Paris who befriends his chauffeur and has an affair with a British aristocrat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Wayne Rogers  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Jack Lenoir  •  Philippe March

Nero Wolfe (1979)

Gourmet Nero Wolfe interrupts his orchid-tending to take on the case of a lady tycoon who wants to know why she's under investigation by the FBI, only to find himself enmeshed in a puzzling murder-mystery. TV movie based on Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Thayer David  •  Tom Mason  •  Brooke Adams  •  Anne Baxter

Gourmet Nero Wolfe interrupts his orchid-tending to take on the case of a lady tycoon who wants to know why she's under investigation by the FBI, only to find himself enmeshed in a puzzling murder-mystery. TV movie based on Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Thayer David  •  Tom Mason  •  Brooke Adams  •  Anne Baxter

Desperate Characters (1971)

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Sada Thompson  •  Jack Somack

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Sada Thompson  •  Jack Somack

The Gig (1985)

Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Wayne Rogers  •  Cleavon Little  •  Jerry Matz  •  Daniel Nalbach

Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Wayne Rogers  •  Cleavon Little  •  Jerry Matz  •  Daniel Nalbach

Money Play$ (1998)

When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Sônia Braga  •  Jon Polito  •  Carmine Caridi

When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Sônia Braga  •  Jon Polito  •  Carmine Caridi

The Luckiest Man in the World (1989)

Protagonist is a "casper-milk-toast" character married to a rich woman who does not respect him. Though a talented mathematician and college professor she constantly harangues him about his failure to make as much money as her father made in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
CAST: 

Protagonist is a "casper-milk-toast" character married to a rich woman who does not respect him. Though a talented mathematician and college professor she constantly harangues him about his failure to make as much money as her father made in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank D. Gilroy
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