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Jack Cunningham(1882-1941)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Choreography
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Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham was born on 1 April 1882 in Ionia, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Avenging Arrow (1921), Daredevil Jack (1920) and The Black Pirate (1926). He was married to Ruth Cunningham (1895-1984). He died on 4 October 1941 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 1, 1882
DiedOctober 4, 1941(59)
BornApril 1, 1882
DiedOctober 4, 1941(59)
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Known for

Edward Hearn and Ruth Roland in The Avenging Arrow (1921)
The Avenging Arrow
4.3
  • Writer
  • 1921
Jack Dempsey and Josie Sedgwick in Daredevil Jack (1920)
Daredevil Jack
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1920
Douglas Fairbanks in The Black Pirate (1926)
The Black Pirate
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1926
Tim McCoy in The Adventurer (1927)
The Adventurer
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1927

Credits

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Writer

  • Wagon Wheels
    Short
    • material
    • 1953
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, and Akim Tamiroff in Union Pacific (1939)
    Union Pacific
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • 1939
  • Bob Burns in The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
    The Arkansas Traveler
    6.2
    • original story
    • 1938
  • Laraine Day and George O'Brien in Painted Desert (1938)
    Painted Desert
    5.9
    • story
    • 1938
  • Harold Lloyd and Phyllis Welch in Professor Beware (1938)
    Professor Beware
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • 1938
  • W.C. Fields in Poppy (1936)
    Poppy
    6.7
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
    Man on the Flying Trapeze
    7.4
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Joan Bennett, Bing Crosby, and W.C. Fields in Mississippi (1935)
    Mississippi
    6.5
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy in It's a Gift (1934)
    It's a Gift
    7.0
    • screen play
    • 1934
  • Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick in Wagon Wheels (1934)
    Wagon Wheels
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
    The Old Fashioned Way
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Carl Brisson, Kitty Carlisle, Mitchell Leisen, Victor McLaglen, and Jack Oakie in Murder at the Vanities (1934)
    Murder at the Vanities
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Evelyn Venable in Double Door (1934)
    Double Door
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Randolph Scott, Monte Blue, Barbara Fritchie, and Fuzzy Knight in The Last Round-Up (1934)
    The Last Round-Up
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Randolph Scott, Noah Beery, Buster Crabbe, Jack La Rue, and Esther Ralston in To the Last Man (1933)
    To the Last Man
    6.2
    • screen play by
    • 1933

Producer

  • Jack Gardner, John Howard, Charles Lane, Eddie Phillips, William Ruhl, Jack Stoney, and Pat West in Easy to Take (1936)
    Easy to Take
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Frances Farmer, Sherwood Bailey, George Ernest, Billy Lee, Lester Matthews, and Buster Phelps in Too Many Parents (1936)
    Too Many Parents
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1936
  • Gertrude Michael in Woman Trap (1936)
    Woman Trap
    5.8
    • supervising producer
    • 1936

Choreography

  • Jack Egan and Marie Saxon in The Broadway Hoofer (1929)
    The Broadway Hoofer
    • choreographer
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1882
    • Ionia, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • October 4, 1941
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Cunningham (1895-1984)? - 1941 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One the more prolific and fast working screenwriters in Hollywood. He once completed ten five-reel films in ten-weeks. Between 1918 and 1925 he turned out one hundred full-length films.

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