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Kubec Glasmon (August 12, 1897 – March 13, 1938) was an American screenwriter from Poland, who was nominated for the now defunct category of Best Story at the 4th Academy Awards. He was nominated for Best Story with John Bright for The Public Enemy.
Kubec Glasmon was a Polish-American screenwriter and novelist. Originally working as a pharmacist, Glasmon collaborated with John Bright in writing a number of crime stories and novels. In 1931, his novel "The Public Enemy" was adapted into a film, and Glasmon himself was hired as its screenwriter.
- Writer, Producer
- August 12, 1897
- Kubec Glasmon
- March 13, 1938
Kubec Glasmon was a Polish-American screenwriter and novelist. Originally working as a pharmacist, Glasmon collaborated with John Bright in writing a number of crime stories and novels. In 1931, his novel "The Public Enemy" was adapted into a film, and Glasmon himself was hired as its screenwriter.
With fellow journalist Kubec Glasmon, Bright co-wrote a series of stories adapted as screenplays. The most notable of these, Beer and Blood, became the 1931 film The Public Enemy starring James Cagney. The two were nominated for a 1931 Academy Award for Best Story.
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At their home, the Hansen family await news of their kidnapped son, Tom. A ransom demand for $200,000 is delivered by messenger. F.B.I. agents advise the family to pay with marked bills in an attempt to catch the kidnappers. The family are reluctant in fear of what might happen to Tom. Later, Joe and Loretta Martin, their baby daughter Trudy and do...
The film's original title was Snatched and the kidnapping element of the plot was more prominent, but the title and plot emphasis were revised after the Production Code Administration banned detailed depiction of kidnapping in films because of an increase in real-life cases and the fear of glorifying criminals. The New York Times reviewer Andre Sen...
Kubec Glasmon is known as an Screenplay, Story, Writer, Adaptation, and Dialogue. Some of his work includes The Public Enemy, Three on a Match, Blonde Crazy, Smart Money, Taxi!, The Crowd Roars, The Glass Key, and Bolero.
Kubec Glasmon's films include The Public Enemy, Blonde Crazy, Three on a Match, Union Depot
