Allan Scott (American screenwriter)

Allan Scott (May 23, 1906, Arlington, New Jersey - April 13, 1995, Santa Monica, California) was a screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for So Proudly We Hail!.

He co-wrote the screenplays for a number of Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films: Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), Swing Time (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), and Carefree (1938), as well as Roberta (1935), in which they played supporting roles.

Allan was the father of actor Pippa Scott and brother of film producer and screenwriter Adrian Scott.

Complete filmography

As screenwriter, unless otherwise noted.

• Goodbye Again (1933) (play)
• Let's Try Again (1934) (uncredited)
• By Your Leave (1934)
• Roberta (1935)
• Village Tale (1935)
• Top Hat (1935)
• In Person (1935)
• I Dream Too Much (1935) (uncredited add. dialogue)
• Follow the Fleet (1936)
• Swing Time (1936)
• Quality Street (1937)
• Shall We Dance (1937)
• Wise Girl (1937) (also story)
• Joy of Living (1938)
• Carefree (1938) (also uncredited minor acting role)
• Man About Town (1939)
• 5th Ave Girl (1939)
• Primrose Path (1940)
• Lucky Partners (1940)
• Honeymoon for Three (1941) (play)
• Sun Valley Serenade (1941) (uncredited contributing writer)
• Skylark (1941)
• Remember the Day (1941)
• So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
• I Love a Soldier (1944)
• Here Come the Waves (1944)
• Blue Skies (1946) (adaptation)
• Let's Dance (1950)
• The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
• Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) (adaptation)
• The Four Poster (1952)
• The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
• Top Secret Affair (1957)
• Quick, Let's Get Married (1964)

External links

• Allan Scott at IMDb