Milton Raison (1903-1982) was an American screenwriter for both film and television. He was also known as George Milton, George Wallace Sayre, and George Sayre. His first credit was ''

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'' in 1933, which he co-wrote with Keene Thompson. Over the next 20 years he would write the screenplay, story, or both on over 70 films. With the advent of television, he also worked on several TV shows during the 1950s. His credits during the 1930s include '' Strictly Dynamite'' (1934), ''

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'' (1937), ''

Torture Ship ''Torture Ship'' is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story " A Thousand Deaths". The film stars Lyle Talbot as a mad scientist who performs experiments regarding "the crim ...

'' (1939), and ''

The Man They Could Not Hang ''The Man They Could Not Hang'' is a 1939 American horror film directed by Nick Grinde from a screenplay by Karl Brown. It stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard,Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 pp. ...

'' (1939). His 1940s credits include ''

Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona ''Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Milton Raison. The film is the sixth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dus ...

'' (1941), ''

Sheriff of Sage Valley ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff interrupt a stagecoach robbery and discover that one of the passengers, the sheriff of Sage Valley was shot in the back by one of ...

'' (1942),

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's last starring role in 1943's ''

Lady from Chungking ''Lady from Chungking'' is a 1942 American war film. Plot In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots ...

'', '' The Contender'' (1944), ''

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'' (1944), '' Forever Yours'' (1945), the 1945

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film, '' The Shanghai Cobra'', and ''

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'' (1948). In the 1950s he penned ''

A Modern Marriage ''A Modern Marriage'' is a 1950 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Paul Landres and written by Samuel Roeca and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Reed Hadley, Margaret Field, Robert Clarke, Nana Bryant, Burt Wenland a ...

'' (1950), ''

Southside 1-1000 ''Southside 1-1000'' is a 1950 semidocumentary-style film noir directed by Boris Ingster featuring Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias and Gerald Mohr as the off-screen narrator. It is about a Secret Service agent (Don DeFore) who goes undercov ...

'', ''

Topeka Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Uni ...

'' (1953), ''

The Homesteaders ''The Homesteaders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and starring Bill Elliott, Robert Lowery, and Emmett Lynn. Cast *Bill Elliott as Mace Corbin * Robert Lowery as Clyde Moss *Emmett Lynn as Old Grimer *George W ...

'', and his final film credit, 1953's ''

Old Overland Trail ''Old Overland Trail'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by William Witney and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Rex Allen, Slim Pickens, Roy Barcroft, Virginia Hall, Gil Herman and Wade Crosby. The film was released on February ...

''. In 1962 he received a story credit when ''A Modern Marriage'' was re-made as '' Frigid Wife''. His first television credit was in 1952, when he wrote an episode of '' Boston Blackie''. Other television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Millionaire''. His final credit was in 1960 on '' The Texan''.

Filmography

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database) *''

Big Time or Bust ''Big Time or Bust'' is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron. Plot Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his assistant. Before ever ...

'' (1933) - screenplay *''

Reform Girl ''Reform Girl'' is a 1933 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Noel Francis, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher and Hale Hamilton.Pitts p.436 Shortly after being released from reform school, a young woman is recruited as the lo ...

'' (1933) - adaptation *''

'' (1933) - screenplay *'' Strictly Dynamite'' (1934) - additional dialogue *'' The Code of the Mounted'' (1935) - story, adaptation *'' Racing Luck'' (1935) - story, screenplay *'' Song of the Trail'' (1936) - screenplay *''

Go-Get-'Em-Haines ''Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield. It was William Boyd's last non-Hopalong Cassidy role. Plot Ace reporter Steve Haines is on the trail of Edward Baldwin, the former head of a public utilities compan ...

'' (1936) - original story, adaptation *''

Flying Hostess ''Flying Hostess'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Murray Roth and starring William Gargan, Judith Barrett and William Hall.Paris p.75 A group of stewardesses undergo their training, and later thwart the hijacking of an airplane. Part ...

'' (1936) - original story *'' Country Gentlemen'' (1936) - story *''

'' (1937) - story *'' Mis Dos Amore'' (1938) - screenplay *''

'' (1939) - screenplay *''

'' (1939) - story *'' Girl from Rio'' (1939) - original screenplay *''

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'' (1939) - screenplay *''

Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of fi ...

'' (1940) - adaptation *'' West of Carson'' (1940) - screenplay *'' Murder on the Yukon'' (1940) - screenplay *'' Double Cross'' (1941) - screenplay *''

'' (1941) - original story *''

'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

Secrets of a Co-Ed ''Secrets of a Co-Ed'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Otto Kruger, Tina Thayer, Rick Vallin, Russell Hoyt, Marcia Mae Jones and Geraldine Spreckels. The film was rele ...

'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, John Merton, Milton Kibbee and Ted Adam ...

'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

Rolling Down the Great Divide ''Rolling Down the Great Divide'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Milton Raison, and starring Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange and Karl Hackett. It was released on April 24, ...

'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

Jungle Siren ''Jungle Siren'' is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield. Cast * Ann Corio as Kuhlaya * Buster Crabbe as Captain Gary Hart * Evelyn Wahl as Frau Anna Lukas * Paul Bryar as Sergeant Mike Jenkins * Milton Kibbee as Dr. Thomas Harrigan ...

'' (1942) - original story *'' Unseen Enemy'' (1942) - concept *'' Bombs Over Burma'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

'' (1942) - original story *'' Queen of Broadway'' (1943) - original story *'' Wings Over the Pacific'' (1943) - original screenplay *'' Nearly Eighteen'' (1943) - screenplay *''

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'' (1943) - original story *''

Fugitive of the Plains ''Fugitive of the Plains'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western (genre), Western film of the Billy the Kid (film series), "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. In April 1947 PRC re-released the film as a "strea ...

'' (1943) - original screenplay *'' Where Are Your Children?'' (1943) - screenplay *'' The Sultan's Daughter'' (1944) - original screenplay *'' The Contender'' (1944) - original story *''

Wild Horse Phantom ''Wild Horse Phantom'' is a 1944 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. Plot The film begins with a breakout of five inmates from a modern day prison. Watching the escape ...

'' (1944) - original story, screenplay *''

'' (1944) - screenplay *''

His Brother's Ghost ''His Brother's Ghost'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to fight ...

'' (1945) - story, screenplay *''

Black Market Babies ''Black Market Babies'' is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. The film has been released on dvd. Plot A small-time hood teams up with an alcoholic obstetrician to set up a private ma ...

'' (1945) - screenplay *''

Border Badmen ''Border Badmen'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Lorraine Miller, Charles King, Ray Bennett and Arch Hall Sr. The film was released on Octobe ...

'' (1945) - story, screenplay *'' Forever Yours'' (1945) - original screenplay *'' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) - screenplay *''

High Powered ''High Powered'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by William Berke starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks. It is also known as ''High Man''. Plot Marian Blair and Cassie McQuade are running a small lunch establishment in their tr ...

'' (1945) - screenplay *'' The Phantom of 42nd Street'' (1945) - screenplay *''

Secrets of a Sorority Girl ''Secrets of a Sorority Girl'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and Frank Wisbar and written by George Wallace Sayre and Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Mary Ware, Rick Vallin, Addison Richards, Ray Walker, Marie Harmon a ...

'' (1946) - original story *''

Terrors on Horseback ''Terrors on Horseback'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard and Henry Hall. The film was relea ...

'' (1946) - story, screenplay *''

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine ''The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Philip Ford starring William Henry, Linda Stirling and Virginia Christine. Plot A young girl gets a flat tire, and ends up with her car being stolen. Later, ...

'' (1946) - original screenplay *''

Spoilers of the North ''Spoilers of the North'' is a 1947 American film directed by Richard Sale and starring Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray (billed as "Adrian Booth"), and Evelyn Ankers. Plot summary Cast * Paul Kelly as Matt Garraway *Lorna Gray as Jane Koster (Bi ...

'' (1947) - original screenplay *''

Web of Danger ''Web of Danger'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Philip Ford, written by David Lang and Milton Raison, and starring Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy, Damian O'Flynn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 10 ...

'' (1947) - original screenplay *'' Stage Struck'' (1948) - screenplay *''

'' (1948) - original story *''

Big Town Scandal ''Big Town Scandal'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman, Carl Switzer and Roland Dupree. It was released on May ...

'' (1948) - original screenplay *''

Mr. Reckless ''Mr. Reckless'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald. Cast *William Eythe as Jeff Lundy *Barbara Britton as Betty Denton *Walter Catlett as Joel Hawkins * Minna Gombell as Ma Hawkins *Lloyd Corrigan as Hugo Denton * N ...

'' (1948) - original screenplay *''

Speed to Spare ''Speed to Spare'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Milton Raison, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Rogers, Richard Travis (actor), Richard Travis, Roscoe Karns, Nanette Parks and Pat Phelan. It was released on ...

'' (1948) - original screenplay *'' Dynamite'' (1949) - original screenplay *'' State Department File 649'' (1949) - original story, screenplay *''

The Lawton Story ''The Lawton Story of "The Prince of Peace"'', originally released as ''The Lawton Story'' and later reissued as ''The Prince of Peace'', is a religious-themed film that later made the roadshow rounds presented by exploitation pioneer Kroger Ba ...

'' (1949) - screenplay *'' Special Agent'' (1949) - concept *''

'' (1950) - screenplay *''

'' (1950) - story *'' Western Pacific Agent'' (1950) - story *''

Street Bandits ''Street Bandits'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Milton Raison, and starring Penny Edwards, Robert Clarke, Ross Ford, Roy Barcroft, John Eldredge and Helen Wallace. It was released on November 15, 1951 b ...

'' (1951) - screenplay *''

Old Oklahoma Plains ''Old Oklahoma Plains'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by William Witney and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Rex Allen, Slim Pickens, Elaine Edwards, Roy Barcroft, John Crawford and Joel Marston. The film was released on ...

'' (1952) - screenplay *''

'' (1953) - writer *''

'' (1953) - writer *'' Frigid Wife (1962) - screenplay from ''A Modern Marriage''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raison, Milton American screenwriters 1903 births 1982 deaths 20th-century American screenwriters Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States