Samuel Shipman

Samuel Shipman (1883 – February 9, 1937) was an American playwright. Several of his plays were adapted to film. He was Jewish.

He visited the Lakewood Theater in Maine with John B. Hymer.

Theater

• East is West (1918), with John B. Hymer
• The Woman in Room 13 (1919), with Max Marcin and Percival Wilde
• Lawful Larceny (1922)
• Crime, with John B. Hymer
• Fast Life
• Creoles (1927)
• Trapped (1928)
• Fast Life (1928)
• Scarlet Pages (1929), with John B. Hymer
• She Means Business (1931)
• Alley Cat (1934)
• A Lady Detained (1935)
• Behind Red Lights (1937)
• Louisiana Lady (1947), based on Creoles
• Friendly Enemies, with Aaron Hoffman

Filmography

• The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
• Lawful Larceny (1923), based on his play of the same name
• Cheaper to Marry (1925)
• Friendly Enemies (1925)
• Fast Life (1929)
• The Pay-Off (1929), based on his 1927 play, Crime
• Scarlet Pages (1930)
• Lawful Larceny (1930), based on his 1922 play of the same name
• Manhattan Parade (1931), based on Shipman's play
• Friendly Enemies (1942)

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