Frederick William Rath (March 3, 1874 – August 7, 1954) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Rath was born in New York. He died in

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Theater

*''Solitaire'' (March 1929), writer *''Melodrama'' (1929), a play about Sing Sing *''First Night'' (1930-1931), writer *''Her Tin Soldier'' (1933), wrote and produced *''Bigger Than Barnum'' (1946), co-wrote with Lee Sands

Films

*''Behind the Mask'' (1917) *''The Mystic Hour'' (1917) *''

The Golden God ''The Golden God'' is a 1917 American film written by Robert Hage and Frederick Rath. The film stars Charles Hutchison, Alma Hanlon, Florence Short Florence Short (May 19, 1893 – July 10, 1946) was an American actress. She had numerous film ...

'' (1917) *''When You and I Were Young'' (1917) *''

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'' (1917) *''

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho ''Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho'' (also known as ''Hi-De-Ho'') is an American musical short film directed by Fred Waller and released by Paramount Pictures in 1934. The film stars jazz bandleader Cab Calloway and actress Fredi Washington. In 2001, the f ...

'' (1934) *''

Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party ''Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party'' is a 1935 American musical short film which was released by Paramount Pictures (later sold to U.M. & M. TV Corporation). In 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection ''Hollywood Rhy ...

'' (1935), written by Milton Hockey and Fred Rath *''

Symphony in Black ''Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life'' is a -minute musical short produced in 1935 that features Duke Ellington’s early extended piece, "A Rhapsody of Negro Life". The film, Billie Holiday’s screen debut, was directed by Fred Waller a ...

(1935) *''

Give Out, Sisters ''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film ''There's No Business ...

'' (1941), original story *''

Sing a Jingle ''Sing a Jingle'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Allan Jones, June Vincent and Samuel S. Hinds.Taylor & Jackson p.274 Plot Partial cast * Allan Jones as Ray King * June Vincent as Muriel Crane * Sa ...

'' (1944) screenplay

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rath, Fred W. American male dramatists and playwrights 1954 deaths 1874 births 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers