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Follow Your Heart (1936) -- An eccentric musical family is kept in order by a talented daughter with modest ambitions.

Born Free (1966) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937) -- Cappy Ricks, a crusty old sea captain, returns home from a long voyage to discover that his family and his business are in chaos--his daughter is set to marry a nitwit that he can't stand...

Blood on the Sun (1945) -- Nick Condon is a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo who refuses to toe the Japanese line on the expansionist policies of the anti-democratic Imperialist government...

Overview

Date of Birth:

19 June 1904, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

15 August 1985, San Francisco, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Screenwriter Lester Cole, who is known in cinema history primarily as... more

Trivia:

(1944-1945) President of the Screen Writers Guild. more

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Alternate Names:

Gerald L.C. Copley | Lewis Copley | J. Redmond Prior

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Born Free (1966)	(screenplay) (originally as Gerald L.C. Copley)	1966	-	7.1 (1,859)

2.	Onkelchens Traum (1965) (TV)	(writer)	1965	-	9.5 (14)

3.	Operation Eichmann (1961)	(written by) (originally as Lewis Copley)	1961	-	6.2 (59)

4.	Chain Lightning (1950)	(story "These Many Years") (originally as J. Redmond Prior)	1950	-	5.6 (283)

5.	High Wall (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	7.0 (342)

6.	The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	6.8 (158)

7.	Fiesta (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	5.7 (117)

8.	Strange Conquest (1946)	(story)	1946	-	-

9.	Men in Her Diary (1945)	(adaptation)	1945	-	-

10.	Blood on the Sun (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	6.3 (723)

11.	Objective, Burma! (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	7.4 (1,568)
	AKAs: Operation Burma
12.	None Shall Escape (1944)	(writer)	1944	-	7.1 (106)

13.	Hostages (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	7.5 (15)

14.	Night Plane from Chungking (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	6.4 (6)

15.	Pacific Blackout (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	6.8 (8)

16.	Among the Living (1941)	(screenplay) (story)	1941	-	6.4 (83)

17.	Bad Men of Missouri (1941)	(contributing writer) (uncredited)	1941	-	6.5 (97)

18.	Footsteps in the Dark (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	6.6 (278)

19.	The House of the Seven Gables (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	7.5 (177)

20.	The Invisible Man Returns (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	6.4 (797)

21.	The Big Guy (1939)	(screenplay)	1939	-	6.7 (8)
	AKAs: Warden of the Big House (USA: reissue title)
22.	I Stole a Million (1939)	(story)	1939	-	6.4 (12)

23.	Winter Carnival (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	6.5 (13)

24.	Pirates of the Skies (1939)	(story "Sky Police")	1939	-	-

25.	Secrets of a Nurse (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	-

26.	Sinners in Paradise (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	6.1 (92)

27.	The Crime of Dr. Hallet (1938)	(screenplay) (story)	1938	-	6.4 (9)

28.	Midnight Intruder (1938)	(writer)	1938	-	-

29.	The Jury's Secret (1938)	(story and screenplay)	1938	-	-

30.	Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937)	(writer)	1937	-	-

31.	The Man in Blue (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	-

32.	Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)	(writer)	1937	-	5.8 (32)

33.	The President's Mystery (1936)	(screenplay)	1936	-	6.1 (31)
	AKAs: One for All (UK)
34.	Follow Your Heart (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	4.5 (7)

35.	Hitch Hike Lady (1935)	(screenplay)	1935	-	-
	AKAs: Eventful Journey (UK)
36.	Too Tough to Kill (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	-

37.	Dante's Inferno (1935)	(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)	1935	-	6.7 (221)

38.	Under Pressure (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	7.1 (14)

39.	Nada más que una mujer (1934)	(screenplay)	1934	-	-
	AKAs: Nothing More Than a Woman (USA: review title)
40.	Charlie Chan in London (1934)	(additional dialogue) (uncredited)	1934	-	7.4 (833)

41.	Pursued (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	-

42.	Wild Gold (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	8.8 (5)

43.	Sleepers East (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	-

44.	Walls of Gold (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	-

45.	Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	7.9 (281)

46.	If I Had a Million (1932)	(writer)	1932	-	7.3 (548)

Soundtrack				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	South of Dixie (1944)	(performer: "My Old Kentucky Home" (uncredited), "Oh! Susanna" (uncredited), "The Old Folks at Home" (uncredited), "Dixie" (uncredited))	1944	-	-

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The House of the Seven Gables (1940)	(dialogue director)	1940	-	7.5 (177)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hollywood on Trial (1976)	Himself	1976	-	6.5 (37)

2.	The Hollywood Ten (1950)	(uncredited) Himself	1950	-	7.2 (69)


1.	The Majestic (2001)	(uncredited) Himself (Hollywood Ten, arrives)

2.	"Cold War" (1998)	(uncredited) (unconfirmed) Himself

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Drama | Mystery | Crime | Romance more

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Beautiful Woman | Murder | Based On Novel | Male Female Relationship more

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