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People Are Funny (1946) -- Two rivaling radio producers try to get the same sponsor. So they try to overtop each other with new ideas.

Flying Blind (1941) -- A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.

Fear in the Night (1947) -- A man dreams he committed murder, then begins to suspect it was real.

Submarine Alert (1943) -- Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub...

Overview

Date of Birth:

26 August 1905, Paterson, New Jersey, USA more

Date of Death:

25 October 1983, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Educated at UCLA and USC Law School.

STARmeter:

Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Virginian" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1962-1963)	1963	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: The Golden Door (1963) (writer) 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962) (writer)
2.	"Thriller" (1960)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.6 (148)
	AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller 1 TV episode: Man in the Cage (1961) (adaptation)
3.	"M Squad" (1957)	(7 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	8.9 (79)
	7 TV episodes: The Tiger's Cage (1960) (writer) A Kid Up There (1960) (teleplay) Anything for Joe (1960) (story) The Velvet Stakeout (1960) (story) The Second Best Killer (1960) (story) 2 episodes not shown.
4.	Nightmare (1956)	(written for the screen by)	1956	-	6.2 (238)

5.	The Naked Street (1955)	(writer)	1955	-	6.2 (116)
	AKAs: The Brass Ring (USA: alternative title)
6.	Hell's Island (1955)	(writer)	1955	-	5.7 (34)
	AKAs: South Sea Fury (USA: reissue title)
7.	Three Hours to Kill (1954)	(additional dialogue)	1954	-	6.4 (159)

8.	The Glass Wall (1953)	(writer)	1953	-	6.8 (64)

9.	Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)	(writer)	1952	-	6.9 (118)

10.	City Across the River (1949)	(writer)	1949	-	6.2 (90)

11.	Shaggy (1948)	(writer)	1948	-	-

12.	Big Town Scandal (1948)	(radio program Big Town)	1948	-	5.9 (11)
	AKAs: Underworld Scandal (USA: TV title)
13.	Mr. Reckless (1948)	(writer)	1948	-	6.3 (13)

14.	Big Town After Dark (1947)	(radio program "Big Town")	1947	-	6.1 (37)
	AKAs: Underworld After Dark (USA: TV title)
15.	Adventure Island (1947)	(writer)	1947	-	4.8 (31)

16.	Danger Street (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	6.3 (9)

17.	Big Town (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	5.0 (5)
	AKAs: Guilty Assignment (USA: TV title)
18.	Fear in the Night (1947)	(written for the screen by)	1947	-	6.8 (281)

19.	Seven Were Saved (1947)	(screenplay) (story)	1947	-	6.7 (22)

20.	I Cover Big Town (1947)	(screenplay)	1947	-	-
	AKAs: I Cover the Underworld (USA: TV title)
21.	The Man Who Dared (1946)	(story "One Life Too Many")	1946	-	5.9 (13)

22.	Tokyo Rose (1946)	(screenplay)	1946	-	5.6 (17)

23.	People Are Funny (1946)	(writer)	1946	-	5.8 (30)

24.	Follow That Woman (1945)	(writer)	1945	-	-

25.	Scared Stiff (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	4.9 (33)
	AKAs: Treasure of Fear (USA: reissue title)
26.	High Powered (1945)	(screenplay)	1945	-	-

27.	Double Exposure (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	6.5 (16)

28.	One Body Too Many (1944)	(original screenplay)	1944	-	5.0 (335)

29.	Dark Mountain (1944)	(writer)	1944	-	5.7 (25)

30.	Gambler's Choice (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	6.7 (15)

31.	The Navy Way (1944)	(original screenplay)	1944	-	5.8 (26)

32.	Timber Queen (1944)	(screenplay)	1944	-	5.9 (7)

33.	Minesweeper (1943)	(original screenplay)	1943	-	6.1 (35)

34.	Submarine Alert (1943)	(original screenplay)	1943	-	5.9 (74)

35.	Alaska Highway (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	5.2 (10)

36.	Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)	(story)	1943	-	-

37.	High Explosive (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	-

38.	Aerial Gunner (1943)	(screenplay)	1943	-	6.3 (76)

39.	Tornado (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	9.1 (7)

40.	Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	-
	AKAs: The Price of Victory (USA: short title)
41.	Wrecking Crew (1942)	(screenplay)	1942	-	6.9 (5)

42.	Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die (1942)	(screenplay)	1942	-	-
	AKAs: We Refuse to Die (USA: short title)
43.	Eyes of the Underworld (1942)	(story)	1942	-	7.4 (7)
	AKAs: Criminals of the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
44.	Paramount Victory Short No. T2-1: A Letter from Bataan (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	5.4 (10)
	AKAs: A Letter from Bataan (USA: short title)
45.	Wildcat (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	6.0 (21)

46.	I Live on Danger (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	6.2 (7)

47.	Top Sergeant (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	-

48.	Torpedo Boat (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	7.5 (5)

49.	No Hands on the Clock (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	7.3 (8)

50.	Flying Blind (1941)	(writer)	1941	-	5.4 (24)

51.	A Dangerous Game (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	3.7 (6)

52.	Forced Landing (1941)	(writer)	1941	-	-

53.	Power Dive (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	5.5 (8)

54.	Too Many Blondes (1941)	(story)	1941	-	-

55.	The Mummy's Hand (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	6.1 (839)

56.	The Leather Pushers (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	-

57.	Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	7.0 (6)

58.	Golden Gloves (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	7.8 (5)

59.	The Invisible Killer (1939)	(story "The Fox and the Hound")	1939	-	4.1 (22)

60.	Grand Jury Secrets (1939)	(story)	1939	-	-

61.	S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	4.4 (9)

62.	Federal Man-Hunt (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	-
	AKAs: Flight from Justice (UK)
63.	Adventure in Sahara (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	5.4 (6)
	AKAs: Son of the Sahara (USA: review title)
64.	Tip-Off Girls (1938)	(original screenplay)	1938	-	-

65.	She's Got Everything (1937)	(screenplay) (story) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.3 (47)
	AKAs: She's Got That Swing (UK)
66.	You're a Sweetheart (1937)	(story)	1937	-	6.6 (13)

67.	Hitting a New High (1937)	(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited) (story)	1937	-	4.0 (52)

68.	Saturday's Heroes (1937)	(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.0 (47)

69.	This Way Please (1937)	(story)	1937	-	6.2 (12)

70.	You Can't Beat Love (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	6.1 (76)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Virginian" (1962)	producer (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962) (producer)
2.	"Thriller" (1960)	producer (8 episodes, 1960-1961)	1961	-	8.6 (148)
	AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller 8 TV episodes: Papa Benjamin (1961) (producer) The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell (1961) (producer) The Merriweather File (1961) (producer) Choose a Victim (1961) (producer) Man in the Cage (1961) (producer) 3 episodes not shown.
3.	"Checkmate" (1960)	producer (2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.3 (58)
	2 TV episodes: Interrupted Honeymoon (1960) (producer) Death Runs Wild (1960) (producer)
4.	"M Squad" (1957)	producer (39 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	8.9 (79)
	39 TV episodes: The Bad Apple (1960) (producer) The Tiger's Cage (1960) (producer) Fire in the Sky (1960) (producer) Closed Season (1960) (producer) Badge for a Coward (1960) (producer) 34 episodes not shown.
5.	City Across the River (1949)	(producer)	1949	-	6.2 (90)

6.	Big Town (1947)	(associate producer)	1947	-	5.0 (5)
	AKAs: Guilty Assignment (USA: TV title)
7.	I Cover Big Town (1947)	(associate producer)	1947	-	-
	AKAs: I Cover the Underworld (USA: TV title)
8.	Tokyo Rose (1946)	(associate producer)	1946	-	5.6 (17)

9.	Follow That Woman (1945)	(associate producer)	1945	-	-

10.	Midnight Manhunt (1945)	(associate producer)	1945	-	5.6 (120)

11.	Scared Stiff (1945)	(associate producer)	1945	-	4.9 (33)
	AKAs: Treasure of Fear (USA: reissue title)
12.	Take It Big (1944)	(associate producer) (uncredited)	1944	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Virginian" (1962)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962)
2.	Nightmare (1956)		1956	-	6.2 (238)

3.	The Naked Street (1955)		1955	-	6.2 (116)
	AKAs: The Brass Ring (USA: alternative title)
4.	The Glass Wall (1953)		1953	-	6.8 (64)

5.	City Across the River (1949)		1949	-	6.2 (90)

6.	Fear in the Night (1947)		1947	-	6.8 (281)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Naked Street (1955)	(uncredited) Felon in Police Photo	1955	-	6.2 (116)
		AKAs: The Brass Ring (USA: alternative title)

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