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Monte Brice (July 12, 1891 – November 8, 1962) was a writer, producer, and director of films in the United States.[1][2]

In 1926, he was promoted from scenario writer to director and given a five-year contract with Famous Players-Lasky.[3] A 1928 article states he had left Paramount and was freelancing.[4]

In the later years of his decades long career in film he worked with Bob Hope.[2][5] Brice was best known as gag writer who worked on Hope's radio and film scripts.[6]

He married Doris Hill.[7] Brice had two daughters and three grandchildren.[8] He died in London while working with Hope on film projects.[2]

Partial filmography

• Riders Up (1924)
• Casey at the Bat (1927 film), director
• Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost, written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice
• Take a Chance (1933 film), directed by Monte Brice and Laurence Schwab
• Brewster's Millions (1926), screenplay by Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan and Harold Shumate
• Hands Up! (1926 film), co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan
• Sweet Surrender (film) (1935), director
• Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 film), co-wrote with Keene Thompson
• Genius at Work (1946), co-wrote with Robert E. Kent
• Pot o' Gold (film), co-wrote screenplay
• The Fleet's In (1928 film), one of the writers
• You'll Find Out, one of the writers
• Singin' in the Corn, one of the writers
• Radio Stars on Parade, co-wrote screenplay with Robert E. Kent from a story by Kent
• Fireman, Save My Child (1927 film), co-wrote with Thomas J. Geraghty
• Mama Loves Papa (1945 film), writer
• Eadie Was a Lady (1945) original story and screenplay
• Radio Stars on Parade (1945), screenplay
• A Guy, a Gal and a Pal, story
• Variety Girl (1947), screenplay
• Genius at Work (1946), script[9]

References

External links

• Monte Brice at IMDb
• Monte Brice at the TCM Movie Database
• Monte Brice at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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