Writer 1900 - 1993

Wells Root

Buffalo, New York, USA

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

5 titles

Texas Across the River

Michael Gordon 1966 1h 41m 7.0

In 1845 Texas, a Louisiana belle is courted by a wanted Spanish nobleman and a Texas brawling gunrunner but her suitors' passionate duel is interrupted by the cavalry and a Comanche attack.

Hell Ship Mutiny

Elmo Williams, Lee Sholem 1957 1h 6m 6.0

A ship's captain in the South Seas battles a villainous pearl trader who uses island natives as slaves for his business.

Black Moon

Roy William Neill 1934 1h 8m 7.5

A woman returning to her island birthplace finds herself drawn to a voodoo cult.

Tiger Shark

Howard Hawks 1932 1h 17m

A Portuguese tuna fisherman (Edward G. Robinson) catches his bride (Zita Johann) with his first mate (Richard Arlen).

Bird of Paradise

King Vidor 1932 1h 20m

A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.