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John Colton(1887-1946)

  • Writer
  • Editor
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John Colton was born on 31 December 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and editor, known for The Invisible Ray (1936), The Wind (1928) and Captain Salvation (1927). He died on 26 December 1946 in Gainesville, Texas, USA.
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedDecember 26, 1946(58)
BornDecember 31, 1887
DiedDecember 26, 1946(58)
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Known for

The Invisible Ray (1936)
The Invisible Ray
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1936
The Wind (1928)
The Wind
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1928
Marceline Day and Lars Hanson in Captain Salvation (1927)
Captain Salvation
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1927
Vilma Bánky and Ronald Colman in Two Lovers (1928)
Two Lovers
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer



  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1975
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1960
  • Under Capricorn (1949)
    Under Capricorn
    6.2
    • play
    • 1949
  • Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Phyllis Brooks, Walter Huston, and Ona Munson in The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
    The Shanghai Gesture
    6.5
    • play
    • 1941
  • Gunga Din (1939)
    Gunga Din
    7.2
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • The Invisible Ray (1936)
    The Invisible Ray
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Werewolf of London (1935)
    Werewolf of London
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Ramon Novarro and Lupe Velez in Laughing Boy (1934)
    Laughing Boy
    4.7
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Tad Alexander, and Ralph Morgan in Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
    Rasputin and the Empress
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Joan Crawford in Rain (1932)
    Rain
    6.9
    • play
    • 1932
  • Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velez in The Cuban Love Song (1931)
    The Cuban Love Song
    5.5
    • additional dialogue
    • 1931
  • Ramon Novarro in Call of the Flesh (1930)
    Call of the Flesh
    5.5
    • dialogue
    • 1930
  • Lawrence Tibbett in The Rogue Song (1930)
    The Rogue Song
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Mary Nolan in Shanghai Lady (1929)
    Shanghai Lady
    • play "Drifting"
    • 1929
  • Greta Garbo, Nils Asther, and Lewis Stone in Wild Orchids (1929)
    Wild Orchids
    6.4
    • story
    • 1929

Editor



  • Telling the World (1928)
    Telling the World
    3.8
    • Editor
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 31, 1887
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 1946
    • Gainesville, Texas, USA(stroke)
  • Other works
    Stage: "Rain" on Broadway. Drama. Written by John Colton and Clemence Randolph. Based on "Miss Sadie Thompson" by W. Somerset Maugham. Scenic Design by Livingston Platt. Directed by John D. Williams. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 7 Nov 1922-Jun 1923 (closing date unknown/256 performances). Cast: Jeanne Eagels (as "Sadie Thompson"), Catherine Brooke (as "Mrs. Davidson"), Oka Bunda (as "Native Policeman"), Robert Elliott (as "Sgt. O'Hara, U.S.M.C."), Harold Healy (as "Cpl. Hodgeson, U.S.M.C"), Rapley Holmes (as "Joe Horn, Trader of Pago Pago"), Robert Kelly (as "Rev. Alfred Davidson"), Kathryne Kennedy (as "Native Girl"), Shirley King (as "Mrs. McPhail"), Jack McKee (as "Pvt. Griggs, U.S.M.C."), Howa Owa (as "Native"), Liano Paulo (as "Native"), Harry Quealy (as "Quartermaster Bates, of The Orduna"), Kent Thurber (as "Pvt. Griggs, U.S.M.C."), John Waller (as "Dr. McPhail"), Bhana Whithawk (as "Native Policeman"), Emma Willcox (as "Ameena, wife of Joe Horn"). Produced by Sam Harris. NOTE: Filmed as Sadie Thompson (1928), Rain (1932).
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