Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton

British-American dramatist and playwright (1884-1979)

Guy Reginald Bolton was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies. Born in England and educated in France and the US, he trained as an architect but turned to writing. Bolton preferred working in collaboration with others, principally the English writers P. G. Wodehouse and Fred Thompson, with whom he wrote 21 and 14 shows respectively, and the American playwright George Middleton, with whom he wrote ten shows. Among his other collaborators in Britain were George Grossmith Jr., Ian Hay and Weston and Lee. In the US, he worked with George and Ira Gershwin, Kalmar and Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1923–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 40 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1923 Adam and Eva. William Randolph Hearst 8 reels 16mm B&W
1929 The love doctor. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 5 reels 16mm B&W
1946 Till the clouds roll by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (USA) (theatrical): Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated): Publisher | National Cinema Service: Publisher 2:17:00 16mm Color
1965 When The Boys Meet The Girls Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Four Leaf Productions Inc. 97 min 35mm Color sound