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Harold Tarshis(1900-1984)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Harold Tarshis was born on 9 September 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Jail House Blues (1942), High School (1940) and Fast Company (1938). He died on 13 December 1984 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 9, 1900
DiedDecember 13, 1984(84)
BornSeptember 9, 1900
DiedDecember 13, 1984(84)
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Known for

Anne Gwynne, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Robert Paige, and Nat Pendleton in Jail House Blues (1942)
Jail House Blues
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1942
Joe Brown Jr., Lynne Roberts, and Jane Withers in High School (1940)
High School
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1940
Fast Company (1938)
Fast Company
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1938
Hoot Gibson in The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
The Concentratin' Kid
  • Writer
  • 1930

Credits

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Writer



  • Richard Martin and Frances Rafferty in The Adventures of Don Coyote (1947)
    The Adventures of Don Coyote
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Gabriel Dell, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Grace McDonald, and Bernard Punsly in Mug Town (1942)
    Mug Town
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Anne Gwynne, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Robert Paige, and Nat Pendleton in Jail House Blues (1942)
    Jail House Blues
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Joe Brown Jr., Lynne Roberts, and Jane Withers in High School (1940)
    High School
    6.6
    • based on an idea by
    • 1940
  • William Frawley and Robert Kellard in Stop, Look and Love (1939)
    Stop, Look and Love
    4.9
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, and Jed Prouty in The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
    The Jones Family in Hollywood
    5.4
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Dolores Costello and Jack Holt in Whispering Enemies (1939)
    Whispering Enemies
    • story
    • 1939
  • Sea Melody
    Short
    • story
    • 1938
  • Fast Company (1938)
    Fast Company
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Rhythm on the Rampage
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Boots Mallory in Carnival Lady (1933)
    Carnival Lady
    6.0
    • story (as Harold E. Tarshis)
    • 1933
  • Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton, and Thelma Todd in Deception (1932)
    Deception
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • John Wayne in The Hurricane Express (1932)
    The Hurricane Express
    5.3
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Doctor's Orders
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • The Circus Show-Up (1932)
    The Circus Show-Up
    5.3
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1932

Additional Crew



  • Evelyn Ankers, Diana Barrymore, Lois Collier, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Anne Gwynne, June Vincent, and Loretta Young in Ladies Courageous (1944)
    Ladies Courageous
    5.7
    • dialogue director
    • 1944
  • Big Pie Raid (1927)
    Big Pie Raid
    6.2
    Short
    • titles
    • 1927

Script and Continuity Department



  • Hoot Gibson in The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
    The Concentratin' Kid
    • continuity
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Harold E. Tarshis
  • Born
    • September 9, 1900
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 13, 1984
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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