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Writer 1882 - 1941

Jack Cunningham

Ionia, Iowa

Date of Death 4 October1941, Santa Monica, California  (cerebral hemorrhage) 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. Had been the... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

9 titles
Mississippi

Mississippi

A. Edward Sutherland 1935 1h 13m

A young pacifist, after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally…

The Old Fashioned Way

The Old Fashioned Way

William Beaudine 1934 1h 11m

The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

Norman Z. McLeod 1934 1h 8m 6.7

After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

Double Door

Double Door

Charles Vidor 1934 1h 15m 6.0

A domineering money-bags whose suppressed incestuous urges go into overdrive when her half-brother brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.

The Viking

The Viking

Roy William Neill 1928 1h 30m

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.

The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

Albert Parker 1926 1h 34m 6.8

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental in the capture of a ship, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a young woman on board whom he wishes to protect from the threat of rape.

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro

Donald Crisp 1925 1h 51m

Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen's Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the young upstart for murder, Don Cesar fakes his own death and retreats to the crumbling ruins of the family castle he plots his vengeance.

The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

James Cruze 1923 1h 38m 5.0

Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack.

Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

Sam Wood 1922 1h 20m 9.0

A young woman marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman on her honeymoon.

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