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Max Catto(1907-1992)

  • Writer
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Max Catto was born on 29 July 1907 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Trapeze (1956), Mister Moses (1965) and Ferry to Hong Kong (1959). He died on 12 March 1992.
BornJuly 29, 1907
DiedMarch 12, 1992(84)
BornJuly 29, 1907
DiedMarch 12, 1992(84)
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Known for

Trapeze (1956)
Trapeze
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1956
Robert Mitchum and Carroll Baker in Mister Moses (1965)
Mister Moses
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1965
Orson Welles, Curd Jürgens, and Sylvia Syms in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
Ferry to Hong Kong
5.5
  • Writer(as Simon Kent)
  • 1959
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer

  • Peter O'Toole in Murphy's War (1971)
    Murphy's War
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1971
  • Robert Mitchum and Carroll Baker in Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • from the novel by
    • 1965
  • The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    The Devil at 4 O'Clock
    6.4
    • novel
    • 1961
  • Edward G. Robinson, Joan Collins, Rod Steiger, Sebastian Cabot, Michael Dante, Berry Kroeger, Alexander Scourby, and Eli Wallach in Seven Thieves (1960)
    Seven Thieves
    6.5
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Orson Welles, Curd Jürgens, and Sylvia Syms in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
    Ferry to Hong Kong
    5.5
    • novel: Ferry to Hong Kong (as Simon Kent)
    • 1959
  • Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, and Jack Lemmon in Fire Down Below (1957)
    Fire Down Below
    6.0
    • novel "Fire Down Below"
    • 1957
  • Hell in Korea (1956)
    Hell in Korea
    6.1
    • novel: A Hill in Korea - 1953 (as Simon Kent)
    • 1956
  • Trapeze (1956)
    Trapeze
    6.8
    • based upon the novel "The Killing Frost" by
    • 1956
  • Richard Widmark in A Prize of Gold (1955)
    A Prize of Gold
    5.9
    • novel "A Prize of Gold"
    • 1955
  • Sheila Sim and Anthony Steel in West of Zanzibar (1954)
    West of Zanzibar
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Barbara Payton and Tony Wright in Bad Blonde (1953)
    Bad Blonde
    5.8
    • novel "The Flanagan Boy"
    • 1953
  • Take Me to Paris (1951)
    Take Me to Paris
    4.0
    • original screenplay
    • 1951
  • Kid Flanagan
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1948
  • Anne Crawford in Daughter of Darkness (1948)
    Daughter of Darkness
    6.6
    • play "They Walk Alone"
    • screenplay
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Max Finkell
  • Born
    • July 29, 1907
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 12, 1992
  • Other works
    Playwright: "They Walk Alone". NOTE: Filmed as Daughter of Darkness (1948).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Served with the Royal Air Force during World War II.
  • Nicknames
    • Max Finkell
    • Simon Kent

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