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Writer 1901 - 1961

Tom Reed

Shelton, Washington, USA

Tom Reed was an American screenwriter and actor from Washington state. He died on August 17, 1961 in Long Beach, California, USA from cancer.

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

18 titles
Night People

Night People

Nunnally Johnson 1954 1h 33m 6.0

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.

Back to God's Country

Back to God's Country

Joseph Pevney 1953 1h 18m 6.0

In north-western Canada,in the 1870s,American schooner captain Peter Keith hopes to return to America with a cargo of furs before winter but two local crooks plan to steal Keith's cargo,boat and wife.

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

Tay Garnett 1951 1h 32m

Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.

David Harding, Counterspy

David Harding, Counterspy

Ray Nazarro 1950 1h 11m

A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry Baldwin, a Navy Commander, is assigned to replace him and stop a saboteur in a torpedo factory.

Moss Rose

Moss Rose

Gregory Ratoff 1947 1h 22m

When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously.

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

Ray Enright 1942 1h 27m 7.0

In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Lewis Seiler 1942 1h 31m 6.0

Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham rides roughshod over his friends, his lovers, and his ideals in his trek toward financial success in the Pittsburgh steel industry, only to find himself deserted and lonely at the top. When his crash comes, he finds that fate has dealt him a second chance.

Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance

William Clemens 1940 1h 2m 7.0

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. He grabs the plans with Archer's signature, but is captured by police before he can escape. Deported he comes back to America and plans to confront Archer, but Archer is found dead in his locked bedroom with a gun in his hand.

On Dress Parade

On Dress Parade

Noel M. Smith, William Clemens 1939 1h 2m

The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

William Clemens 1936 1h 3m

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.

The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

Robert Florey 1935 1h 9m

A playwright descended from the Borgia family becomes a murder suspect.

The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

Michael Curtiz 1935 1h 20m

Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges.

The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

Archie Mayo 1934 1h 13m 6.0

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartment of a theatrical producer she comes home incoherent and Vance is found dead in the vanished producer's hotel suite

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Robert Florey 1932 1h 1m 6.5

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

James Whale 1931 1h 21m 9.0

In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American who enlisted in the Canadian army.

The Last Warning

The Last Warning

Paul Leni 1928 1h 29m 6.0

A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.

Lonesome

Lonesome

Pál Fejős 1928 1h 10m 7.7

Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?

The Last Performance

The Last Performance

Pál Fejős 1927 1h 8.0

A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.

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