Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with

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- and

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. He wrote more than 100 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publisher and prolific short story writer. Jones was born in

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, grew up in West

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, and died in

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. He was the father of American polo pioneer Sue Sally Hale.

Selected filmography

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Slow as Lightning ''Slow as Lightning'' is a 1923 American silent action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Billy 'Red' Jones and Edna Pennington.Munden p.733 Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Jimmie March * Billy 'Red' Jones as Jimmie ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Iron Mule ''The Iron Mule'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle and Grover Jones. Plot It is 1830 in Likskillet. The Iron Mule is a steam engine used to haul converted carriages on a rail. A cow on the tracks delays their s ...

'' (1925) * '' Easy Going Gordon'' (1925) * '' He Who Laughs Last'' (1925) * ''

The Patent Leather Pug ''The Patent Leather Pug'' is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Ruth Dwyer, and J.P. McGowan.Munden p. 593 Completed in 1925, it first premiered in London under the alternative t ...

'' (1925) * '' Too Much Youth'' (1925) * ''

The Canvas Kisser ''The Canvas Kisser'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Ruth Dwyer (actress), Ruth Dwyer and Edward Cecil (actor), Edward Cecil.Munden p.109 Synopsis A boxer ...

'' (1925) * ''

Heir-Loons ''Heir-Loons'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Grover Jones and starring Wallace MacDonald, Edith Roberts and Stuart Holmes.Munden p.336 Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Geoge Brockton * Edith Roberts as Mary Dale * Cecille Eva ...

'' (1925) * ''

A Gentleman Roughneck ''A Gentleman Roughneck'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Frank Merrill, Virginia Warwick and Jack Richardson.Munden p.285 The plot revolves around corruption in a lumber camp. Cast * Frank Merrill * ...

'' (1925) * '' Going the Limit'' (1925) * '' The Merry Cavalier'' (1926) * ''

The Fighting Doctor ''The Fighting Doctor'' is a 1926 action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Frank Merrill, Edward Cecil and George Kotsonaros.Munden p.240 Cast * Frank Merrill as Dr. Frank Martin * Edward Cecil as George Stafford * J.C. Fowler ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Speed Crazed ''Speed Crazed'' is a 1926 American silent sports action film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Andrée Tourneur and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.753 Synopsis A man is forced to be a getaway driver for a criminal gang. Arreste ...

'' (1926) * ''

Unknown Dangers ''Unknown Dangers'' is a 1926 comedy action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Frank Merrill, Gloria Grey and Eddie Boland.Munden p.848 Cast * Frank Merrill Frank Carter * Gloria Grey as Corliss McHenry * Eddie Boland as David Parker * ...

'' (1926) * '' The Boaster'' (1926) * '' What a Night!'' (1928) * '' The Virginian'' (1929) * '' Dangerous Paradise'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Ladies of the Big House ''Ladies of the Big House'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering and written by Ernest Booth, William Slavens McNutt and Grover Jones. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Gene Raymond, Wynne Gibson, Earle Foxe, Rockliffe ...

'' (1931) * '' Trouble in Paradise'' (1932) * ''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: Ernst L ...

'' (1932) * ''

One Sunday Afternoon One Sunday Afternoon may refer to: * One Sunday Afternoon (1933 film), an American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film * One Sunday Afternoon (1948 film) ''One Sunday Afternoon'' is a 1948 musical film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Dennis Mor ...

'' (1933) * '' Limehouse Blues'' (1934) * '' Behold My Wife'' (1934) * '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935) * '' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Souls at Sea ''Souls at Sea'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny ...

'' (1937) * ''

52nd Street 52nd Street is a -long one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s. Jazz center Following the repeal of ...

'' (1937) * ''

Captain Fury ''Captain Fury'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Hal Roach. It is set in colonial Australia as one of Hollywood's few attempts to depict Australian history.' Plot In the 1840s, Captain Michael Fury (Brian Aherne) is an Irish patri ...

'' (1939) * ''

Dark Command ''Dark Command'' is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, ''Dark Command'' is the on ...

'' (1940) * '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) * ''

Captain Caution ''Captain Caution'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse ...

'' (1940) * ''

One Million B.C. ''One Million B.C.'' is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles ''Cave Man'', ''Man and His Mate'' and ''Tumak''. The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist ...

'' (1940) * ''

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob ''A Girl, a Guy and a Gob'' is a 1941 film produced by Harold Lloyd and starring George Murphy, Lucille Ball, and Edmond O'Brien. Plot summary When Stephen Herrick, a sedate, mild-mannered shipping magnate, loses his opera tickets, Mrs. Gran ...

'' (1941) * '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1941) (final film)

Partial bibliography

* '' Derelict'' (A novelization; Jacobsen-Hodgkinson Corporation, N.Y. (1930)) * ''Jones': A Movie Magazine By Movie Makers'' (Vol. I, Number 1 was August 1937; The (Grover) Jones Press, Pacific Palisades (1937)) * ''There Were Giants, a Story of Blood and Steel'' (A novel with

; M.S. Mill, N.Y. (1939))

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Grover 1893 births 1940 deaths American male screenwriters People from Parke County, Indiana Film directors from Indiana Screenwriters from Indiana 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters