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Norton S. Parker(1900-1969)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Norton S. Parker was born on 19 November 1900. He was a writer and director, known for Sinister Hands (1932), Sky Patrol (1939) and The Road to Ruin (1928). He was married to Kallie Foutz. He died on 5 July 1969 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 19, 1900
DiedJuly 5, 1969(68)
BornNovember 19, 1900
DiedJuly 5, 1969(68)
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Known for

Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington, Russ Coller, Bess Flowers, Helen Foster, Gertrude Messinger, Jack Mulhall, Louis Natheaux, Phillips Smalley, and Lillian West in Sinister Hands (1932)
Sinister Hands
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1932
Marjorie Reynolds and John Trent in Sky Patrol (1939)
Sky Patrol
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1939
Helen Foster and Florence Turner in The Road to Ruin (1928)
The Road to Ruin
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1928
Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane in Prison Break (1938)
Prison Break
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer

  • Devil's Canyon (1953)
    Devil's Canyon
    5.4
    • story
    • 1953
  • Arctic Fury (1951)
    Arctic Fury
    5.3
    • dialogue by
    • 1951
  • Smokey Rogers in Ready to Ride (1950)
    Ready to Ride
    Short
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Leslye Banning, Marshall Reed, Smokey Rogers, Deuce Spriggins, and Tex Williams in Cactus Caravan (1950)
    Cactus Caravan
    Short
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Donna Martell and Tex Williams in South of Santa Fe (1949)
    South of Santa Fe
    Short
    • story
    • 1949
  • Tex Williams in Coyote Canyon (1949)
    Coyote Canyon
    Short
    • based on a story by
    • 1949
  • Stanley Andrews, Pedro I. De Paul, Helen Gibson, Riley Hill, Smokey Rogers, Lina Romay, Deuce Spriggins, Tex Williams, and Johnny Weis in Cheyenne Cowboy (1949)
    Cheyenne Cowboy
    Short
    • original story (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Sunset Carson and Linda Stirling in Rio Grande Raiders (1946)
    Rio Grande Raiders
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Cliff Edwards, Tim Holt, and Ann Summers in Fighting Frontier (1943)
    Fighting Frontier
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Tim Holt in Come on Danger (1942)
    Come on Danger
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Tim Holt and Janet Waldo in The Bandit Trail (1941)
    The Bandit Trail
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Jan Clayton and Tim Holt in Six-Gun Gold (1941)
    Six-Gun Gold
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Tim Holt and Marjorie Reynolds in Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
    Cyclone on Horseback
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • William Boyd in In Old Colorado (1941)
    In Old Colorado
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • William Boyd, Andy Clyde, and Russell Hayden in Three Men from Texas (1940)
    Three Men from Texas
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1940

Director

  • The Pace That Kills (1928)
    The Pace That Kills
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Helen Foster and Florence Turner in The Road to Ruin (1928)
    The Road to Ruin
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Street of Forgotten Women (1927)
    Street of Forgotten Women
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1927

Script and Continuity Department

  • Frank Mayo and Barbara Weeks in Hell's Headquarters (1932)
    Hell's Headquarters
    4.5
    • continuity (as Morton S. Parker)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. Norton Parker
  • Born
    • November 19, 1900
  • Died
    • July 5, 1969
    • Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Kallie Foutz
  • Other works
    Story: "The Seance Mystery". NOTE: Filmed as Sinister Hands (1932).
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