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Whistle Stop (1946) -- When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
The Chase (1946) -- Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
Mutiny (1952) -- Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France...
Drums in the Deep South (1951) -- Best friends Clay Clayburn and Will Denning graduate from West Point only to soon find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War...
The Man from Laramie (1955) -- A stranger defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.

Overview

Date of Birth:
1 April 1914, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
24 March 2003, La Jolla, California, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Although he is credited as screenwriter on Johnny Guitar (1954), he was actually... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Too Bad About Jack (1994) (writer) 1994 - -
- 2. Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) (writer) 1992 - 5.8 (9)
- 3. Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)   (writer) 1992 - 2.7 (21)
AKAs:
  • Scream Your Head Off
- 4. The Unholy (1988) (writer) 1988 - 4.3 (452)
- 5. Bloody Wednesday (1987)   (screenplay) (story) 1987 - 3.2 (125)
AKAs:
  • The Great American Massacre
- 6. Cry Wilderness (1987) (writer) 1987 - 6.1 (13)
- 7. Night Train to Terror (1985)   (writer) 1985 - 2.4 (570)
AKAs:
  • Shiver (USA: video title)
- 8. Death Wish Club (1983)   (writer) 1983 - 3.8 (60)
AKAs:
  • Carnival of Fools
- 9. Savage Journey (1983) (TV) (screenplay) 1983 - 3.0 (33)
- 10. Cataclysm (1980)   (writer) 1980 - 3.8 (150)
AKAs:
  • Satan's Supper
  • The Nightmare Never Ends (USA: video box title)
- 11. Brigham (1977) (writer) 1977 - 4.6 (25)
- 12. Bad Man's River (1971)   (story and screenplay) 1971 - 4.4 (205)
AKAs:
  • E continuavano a fregarsi il milione di dollari (Italy)
  • El hombre de Río Malo (Spain)
  • Hunt the Man Down (USA)
  • Les quatre mercenaires d'El Paso (France)
- 13. Captain Apache (1971)   (screenplay) 1971 - 4.1 (231)
AKAs:
  • Capitán Apache (Spain)
  • Deathwork (USA)
  • The Guns of April Morning
- 14. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) (writer) 1969 - 6.5 (216)
- 15. Battle of the Bulge (1965) (written by) 1965 - 6.7 (3,917)
- 16. Circus World (1964)   (front for Bernard Gordon) 1964 - 6.0 (706)
AKAs:
  • El fabulós món del circ (Spain: Catalan title)
  • El fabuloso mundo del circo (Spain)
  • Henry Hathaway's The Magnificent Showman (UK: complete title)
  • Samuel Bronston's Circus World
  • The Magnificent Showman (UK)
- 17. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) (written by) 1964 - 6.6 (2,923)
- 18. 55 Days at Peking (1963) (screenplay) 1963 - 6.8 (1,906)
- 19. The Day of the Triffids (1962)   (front for Bernard Gordon) 1962 - 5.8 (2,625)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Triffids (International: English title)
  • Revolt of the Triffids (International: English title)
- 20. El Cid (1961) (screenplay) 1961 - 7.2 (4,318)
- 21. King of Kings (1961) (screenplay) 1961 - 7.0 (1,867)
- 22. Studs Lonigan (1960) (writer) 1960 - 4.9 (118)
- 23. The Bramble Bush (1960) (writer) 1960 - 5.5 (73)
- 24. Day of the Outlaw (1959) (screenplay) 1959 - 7.2 (494)
- 25. Anna Lucasta (1959) (based on the play by) (screenplay) 1959 - 6.5 (86)
- 26. God's Little Acre (1958) (front for Ben Maddow) 1958 - 6.8 (422)
- 27. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) (writer) 1958 - 5.6 (49)
- 28. The Bravados (1958) (screenplay) 1958 - 7.0 (1,244)
- 29. Island Women (1958) (writer) 1958 - -
- 30. No Down Payment (1957) (front for Ben Maddow) 1957 - 7.2 (191)
- 31. Street of Sinners (1957) (story) 1957 - 6.6 (15)
- 32. Gun Glory (1957) (novel "Man of the West") 1957 - 5.8 (203)
- 33. Men in War (1957) (screenplay) (front for Ben Maddow) 1957 - 7.4 (540)
- 34. Four Boys and a Gun (1957) (writer) 1957 - 6.3 (13)
- 35. The Harder They Fall (1956) (screenplay) 1956 - 7.6 (2,116)
- 36. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (2 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 37. The Last Frontier (1955)   (screenplay) 1955 - 6.5 (335)
AKAs:
  • Savage Wilderness (USA: TV title)
- 38. Joe MacBeth (1955) (writer) 1955 - 5.9 (34)
- 39. The Man from Laramie (1955) (screenplay) 1955 - 7.4 (2,549)
- 40. Conquest of Space (1955)   (adaptation) 1955 - 5.9 (433)
AKAs:
  • Mars Project
- 41. The Big Combo (1955) (writer) 1955 - 7.6 (1,557)
- 42. Broken Lance (1954) (story) 1954 - 7.0 (960)
- 43. Johnny Guitar (1954) (screenplay) 1954 - 7.6 (4,118)
- 44. The Naked Jungle (1954) (screenplay) (front for Ben Maddow) 1954 - 6.9 (1,240)
- 45. Man Crazy (1953) (writer) 1953 - 7.0 (5)
- 46. Blowing Wild (1953) (written by) 1953 - 6.1 (155)
- 47. Houdini (1953) (writer) 1953 - 6.8 (1,045)
- 48. Mara Maru (1952) (story) 1952 - 6.0 (82)
- 49. Mutiny (1952) (writer) 1952 - 5.0 (95)
- 50. Detective Story (1951)   (writer) 1951 - 7.7 (1,833)
AKAs:
  • The Detective Story (Australia: TV title)
- 51. Drums in the Deep South (1951) (screenplay) 1951 - 6.0 (108)
- 52. Edge of Doom (1950)   (writer) 1950 - 6.5 (123)
AKAs:
  • Stronger Than Fear (UK)
- 53. Reign of Terror (1949)   (story and screenplay) 1949 - 7.1 (309)
AKAs:
  • The Black Book (UK)
- 54. Anna Lucasta (1949) (play) (screenplay) 1949 - 6.0 (29)
- 55. House of Strangers (1949) (screenplay) 1949 - 7.5 (586)
- 56. Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) (screenplay) 1949 - 6.7 (17)
- 57. The Chase (1946) (written for the screen by) 1946 - 6.6 (238)
- 58. Suspense (1946) (screenplay) (story) 1946 - 6.4 (20)
- 59. Whistle Stop (1946) (screenplay) 1946 - 5.7 (237)
- 60. The Woman Who Came Back (1945) (suggested by) 1945 - 6.2 (68)
- 61. Dillinger (1945) (screenplay) 1945 - 6.7 (558)
- 62. When Strangers Marry (1944)   (writer) 1944 - 6.8 (150)
AKAs:
  • Betrayed (USA: reissue title)
- 63. Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944)   (screenplay) 1944 - 5.8 (21)
AKAs:
  • And So They Were Married (USA: reissue title)
- 64. The Unknown Guest (1943) (writer) 1943 - 5.2 (10)
- 65. Syncopation (1942) (screenplay) 1942 - 6.2 (70)
Producer
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- 1. Bloody Wednesday (1987)   (producer) 1987 - 3.2 (125)
AKAs:
  • The Great American Massacre
- 2. Cry Wilderness (1987) (producer) 1987 - 6.1 (13)
- 3. Savage Journey (1983) (TV) (producer) 1983 - 3.0 (33)
- 4. Brigham (1977) (executive producer) 1977 - 4.6 (25)
- 5. Captain Apache (1971)   (producer) 1971 - 4.1 (231)
AKAs:
  • Capitán Apache (Spain)
  • Deathwork (USA)
  • The Guns of April Morning
- 6. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) (producer) 1969 - 6.5 (216)
- 7. Krakatoa: East of Java (1969)   (producer) (uncredited) 1969 - 5.1 (479)
AKAs:
  • Volcano (USA: reissue title)
- 8. Custer of the West (1967)   (producer) 1967 - 5.5 (418)
AKAs:
  • A Good Day for Fighting (short version)
- 9. Battle of the Bulge (1965) (producer) 1965 - 6.7 (3,917)
- 10. Crack in the World (1965) (executive producer) 1965 - 5.8 (508)
- 11. The Thin Red Line (1964) (producer) 1964 - 7.1 (239)
- 12. The Day of the Triffids (1962)   (executive producer) 1962 - 5.8 (2,625)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Triffids (International: English title)
  • Revolt of the Triffids (International: English title)
- 13. Studs Lonigan (1960) (producer) 1960 - 4.9 (118)
- 14. Day of the Outlaw (1959) (producer) (uncredited) 1959 - 7.2 (494)
- 15. The Wild Party (1956) (producer) 1956 - 6.0 (47)
- 16. The Harder They Fall (1956) (producer) 1956 - 7.6 (2,116)
- 17. Man Crazy (1953) (producer) 1953 - 7.0 (5)
- 18. Anna Lucasta (1949) (producer) 1949 - 6.0 (29)
- 19. Whistle Stop (1946) (associate producer) 1946 - 5.7 (237)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Death Wish Club (1983)   Dirty old man 1983 - 3.8 (60)
AKAs:
  • Carnival of Fools
- 2. Suspense (1946) (uncredited) Bit Part 1946 - 6.4 (20)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel: "Man of the West" (filmed as Gun Glory (1957)) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Article more
Genres:
Drama | Western | Film-Noir | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Independent Film | Character Name In Title more

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