John Francis Larkin Jr. (1901–1965) was an American screenwriter.
Larkin was from New York City. His credits range from 1932 to 1950, amounting to about 30 films, and include:
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Ladies Must Love'' (1933)
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island'' (1939)
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Charlie Chan in Panama'' (1940)
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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' is a 1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, Eric Blore and Jean Muir.
The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance invented him for a series of books, ...
'' (1940)
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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
''Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum'' is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as detective Charlie Chan. Revisiting an old case results in fresh deaths.
Plot
Chan's testimony results in a death sentence for convicted murderer Steve McBirney ( ...
'' (1940)
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Dead Men Tell'' (1941)
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Manila Calling
''Manila Calling'' is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, ...
'' (1942)
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Castle in the Desert
''Castle in the Desert'' is a 1942 film featuring the Chinese detective Charlie Chan. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox. The series continued with Toler, though under m ...
'' (1942)
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Quiet Please, Murder
''Quiet Please, Murder'' is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story ''Death Walks in Marble Halls'' by Lawrence G. Blochman that appeared in the September ...
'' (1942)
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Buffalo Bill
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, Bison hunting, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but ...
'' (1944) (uncredited)
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The Dolly Sisters'' (1945)
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Cloak and Dagger
"Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common in the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.
Overview
In "The ...
'' (1946)
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Carnival in Costa Rica
''Carnival in Costa Rica'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, ...
'' (1947)
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Two Weeks with Love'' (1950)
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1901 births
1965 deaths
American male screenwriters
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters