Allan Scott
(1906 - 1995)


So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Born in Arlington, NJ; brother of blacklisted writer-producer Adrian Scott. Playwright and screenwriter whose play Goodbye Again was produced on screen in 1933. Scott's screenwriting credits, alone or in collaboration, include LET'S TRY AGAIN and BY YOUR LEAVE (both 1934), ROBERTA, TOP HAT and I DREAM TOO MUCH (all 1935), FOLLOW THE FLEET and SWING TIME (both 1936), QUALITY STREET and SHALL WE DANCE (both 1937), JOY OF LIVING and CAREFREE (both 1938), MAN ABOUT TOWN and 5TH AVENUE GIRL (both 1939), PRIMROSE PATH (1940), SUN VALLEY SERENADE and SKYLARK (both 1941), SO PROUDLY WE HAIL! (1943), HERE COME THE WAVES (1944), BLUE SKIES (1946), LET'S DANCE (1950), THE GUY WHO CAME BACK (1951), WAIT 'TIL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE and THE FOUR POSTER (both 1952), THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T. (1953), TOP SECRET AFFAIR (1957), IMITATION OF LIFE (1959), and THE CONFESSION (1964). He also wrote episodes for the TV series "The Ford Theatre Hour", "Valentine's Day" and "Ben Casey."

His daughter, Pippa Scott (b. 1935), is an actress.

 Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 1943: SO PROUDLY WE HAIL!

1 nomination