Harvey Francis Thew was a screenwriter in the United States. He worked mostly with

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and wrote dozens of screenplays, often as part of a writing team. Some of his screenplays were adaptations. He also worked for MGM and Paramount. He was born in

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. He died in Los Angeles.

Partial filmography

* '' The Years of the Locust'' (1916), co-wrote screenplay * '' The Big Sister'' (1916) * '' The American Consul'' (1917) * ''

Rimrock Jones ''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as Ike B ...

'' (1918) * '' The Shuttle'' (1918) * ''

The Scarlet Shadow ''The Scarlet Shadow'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Martha Mattox and Frank Elliott.Ankerich p.326 Cast * Mae Murray as Elena Evans * Martha Mattox as Aunt Alvira Evans * Frank ...

'' (1919) * ''

What Am I Bid? ''What Am I Bid?'' is a 1919 American silent romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Ralph Graves and Willard Louis.Ankerich p.78 Cast * Mae Murray as Betty Yarnell * Ralph Graves as Ralph McGibbon * Willard Louis a ...

'' (1919) * ''

Under Crimson Skies ''Under Crimson Skies'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter and Mabel Ballin. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Cast * Elm ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Romance Promoters ''The Romance Promoters'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Helen Ferguson and Charles Wingate.Rainey p.141 Cast * Earle Williams as Captain Todd, D.S.O. / Todfield King * Hele ...

'' (1920) * ''

Just Outside the Door ''Just Outside the Door'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent drama film directed by George Irving (American actor), George Irving and starring Edith Hallor, Betty Blythe and J. Barney Sherry.Munden p.400 Cast * Edith Hallor as Madge Pickton * ...

'' (1921) * '' Flaming Barriers'' (1924), co-wrote screenplay * '' Oh, Doctor!'' (1925) * '' Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman'' (1925) * '' The Mad Whirl'' (1925) * ''

I'll Show You the Town ''I'll Show You the Town'' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Raymond L. Schrock and Harvey F. Thew. It is based on the 1924 novel ''I'll Show You the Town'' by Elmer Davis. The film stars Reginald Denny ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Take It from Me'' (1926) * '' The Cheerful Fraud'' (1927) * '' Three-Ring Marriage'' (1928) * ''

The Street of Illusion ''The Street of Illusion'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Valli, Ian Keith and Harry Myers.Langman p.52 Cast * Virginia Valli as Sylvia Thurston * Ian Keith as Edwin Booth Benton * ...

'' (1928) * ''

Love in the Desert ''Love in the Desert'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Olive Borden, Hugh Trevor, and Noah Beery. Originally made as a silent film, sound was then added and it was released in two separate versions. Cast ...

'' (1929) * '' The Sacred Flame'' (1929) * ''

Playing Around ''Playing Around'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film with songs, starring Alice White, Chester Morris and William Bakewell. It was adapted from the story "Sheba", written by Viña Delmar. The film was produced and distributed by First Natio ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Man From Blankley's ''The Man from Blankley's'' is a lost 1930 American pre-Code comedy film, directed by Alfred E. Green. It starred John Barrymore and Loretta Young. The film was based on the 1903 play by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, writing under the pseudonym "F. An ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Matrimonial Bed ''The Matrimonial Bed'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and released by Warner Bros. It was based on the French play by André Mouëzy-Éon and Yves Mirande. The English version of the play, by Sir Seymour Hicks, opened in New Y ...

'' (1930) * ''

Divorce Among Friends ''Divorce Among Friends'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film. The film stars James Hall, Lew Cody and Natalie Moorhead. The film survives only in a 16mm copy made in the 1950s for television. Plot George Morris constantly lies to his w ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Mad Genius ''The Mad Genius'' (1931) is an American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, and in small roles, Boris K ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Public Enemy ''The Public Enemy'' (''Enemies of the Public'' in the UK) is a 1931 American all-talking pre-Code gangster film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by William A. Wellman and stars James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Woman from Monte Carlo ''The Woman from Monte Carlo'' is an American pre-Code film produced by Warner Bros. subsidiary First National Pictures (with the Vitaphone logo) in 1931 and released on January 9, 1932. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and gave top billing to ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Famous Ferguson Case ''The Famous Ferguson Case'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Joan Blondell, Grant Mitchell and Vivienne Osborne.Louis Pizzitola. ''Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies' ...

'' (1932) * '' Two Seconds'' (1932) * '' Silver Dollar'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

She Done Him Wrong ''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hu ...

'' (1933), adapted from ''

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'' for Paramount *'' Terror Aboard (1933) * ''

Bedside ''Bedside'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Warren William, Jean Muir and Allen Jenkins. Plot A man passes himself off as a doctor. Cast * Warren William as Bob Brown * Jean Muir as Caroline Grant * Allen Jenkins as Sam Sparks * ...

'' (1934) * '' Operator 13'' (1934) * ''

Murder in the Private Car ''Murder in the Private Car'' is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery romance film starring Mary Carlisle, Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel. Directed by Harry Beaumont, the production is based on the play ''The Rear Car'' by Edward E. Rose. David ...

'' (1934) * ''

Death on the Diamond ''Death on the Diamond'' is a 1934 comedy-mystery film starring Robert Young. It was based on the novel ''Death on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery Story'' by Cortland Fitzsimmons, directed by Edward Sedgwick and produced and released by Metro-Go ...

'' (1934) * '' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1936) * ''

Dudes Are Pretty People ''Dudes are Pretty People'' is a 1942 film and the first Western entry of "Hal Roach's Streamliners", approximately 50-minute comedic movies, directed by Hal Roach, Jr. and starring Jimmy Rogers as "Jimmy" and Noah Beery, Jr. as "Pidge Crosby" ...

'' (1942) * ''

Confessions of a Vice Baron ''Confessions of a Vice Baron'' is a 1943 American crime film directed by S. Roy Luby, William A. O'Connor, Melville Shyer, and Herman E. Webber. The film was created using edited footage for the flashback scenes from ''Mad Youth'' (1940), '' Th ...

'' (1943)

References

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