John Clarence Higgins (April 28, 1908 – July 2, 1995) was a Canadian-American screenwriter.

History

During the 1930s and early 1940s, Higgins worked on mostly complex murder mystery films, including the

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film '' Murder Man'' (1935). During the late 1940s, Higgins continued to pen thrillers, including

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-style films such as director Anthony Mann's ''

He Walked By Night ''He Walked by Night'' is a 1948 American police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, was loosely based on newspaper accounts of the real-life actions of Erwin ...

'', '' Raw Deal'', ''

T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Mea ...

'' and ''

Border Incident ''Border Incident'' is a 1949 film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva. Directed by Anthony Mann, the MGM production was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John ...

''. Higgins also wrote horror films like the Basil Rathbone starrer ''

The Black Sleep ''The Black Sleep'' is a 1956 American independent horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg, and written by John C. Higgins from a story by Gerald Drayson Adams. It stars Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, and Akim Tam ...

'' (1956) and an early Tom Selleck film, ''

Daughters of Satan ''Daughters of Satan'' is a 1972 American horror film directed by Hollingsworth Morse and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Selleck, Barra Grant, Tani Guthrie, Paraluman, Vic Silayan and Vic Díaz. The film was released by United ...

'' (1972). Higgins also wrote the science fiction film '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' (1964) and the adventure film ''

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'' (1969).

References

1908 births 1995 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Winnipeg Canadian male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub