James Bridie
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- born: 03/Jan/1888 (Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
- died: 29/Jan/1951 (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Biography
Born Osborne Henry Mavor. James Bridie started working with Hitchcock around 1946. James Bridie worked with Alfred Hitchcock in The Paradine Case, Under Capricorn, and Stage Fright. Alma Reville and James Bridie wrote the adaptation for The Paradine Case. James Bridie wrote the original screenplay for The Paradine Case. Ben Hecht contributed some additional dialogue on James Bridie's script. This was the Original Hitchcock Script for The Paradine Case. Due to the changes in the casting decisions, the characters were changed. So David O. Selznick decided to write another screenplay from the beginning. David O. Selznick wrote another screenplay for the film based on the adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie. James Bridie's Screenplay for The Paradine Case is available at IUCAT Library in Indiana. After The Paradine Case, Alfred Hitchcock worked with James Bridie in Under Capricorn (1949). Hitchcock originally wanted Arthur Laurents to write the screenplay for Under Capricorn (1949). But Arthur Laurents wasn't interested in the project. So Hitchcock immediately hired James Bridie to write a screenplay based on Hume Cronyn's adaptation for the film.
But the film was a box office failure. After Under Capricorn, Hitchcock worked on Stage Fright (1950). Whitfield Cook wrote the screenplay for the film. Ranald MacDougall also worked on the script. James Bridie polished some of the scenes in the film by writing additional dialogue. James Bridie also suggested Hitchcock to cast Alastair Sim for the role Commodore Gill in Stage Fright (1950). Stage Fright (1950) was James Bridie's last film as a writer.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Paradine Case (1947) - adaptation (uncredited)
- Under Capricorn (1949) - writer
- Stage Fright (1950) - additional dialogue (uncredited)