Norton S. Parker (also known as Norton S. Good) was an American screenwriter and director known for penning exploitation films and Westerns during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Biography

Norton was raised in Montana, and he attended Billings Polytechnic; afterward began a career as a journalist, working at ''The Stillwater County Democrat'' and ''The Columbus News''. He later moved to Hollywood and began writing screenplays and directing films. Parker was a friend of cartoonist

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, the creator of '' Popeye''. In 1929, Segar and began work on ''The Sea Hag'', a prose novel intended for adult readers. ''The Sea Hag'' would have featured both Popeye and the titular villainess, the Sea Hag, as characters.

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refused to grant Segar and Parker permission to put ''The Sea Hag'' into print, and the novel was never published. His marriage to his first wife, Viola, ended in 1940; a year later, he married writer Kallie Foutz in Yuma, Arizona. The pair had a daughter, Patricia, who became a model. Later in his career, he became chief of the writing division at the Army Pictorial Center; he was decorated by the Army in 1966 for his work on the television series ''The Army in Action''.

Selected filmography

As director: * '' The Pace That Kills'' (1928) * '' The Road to Ruin'' (1928) * '' Street of Forgotten Women'' (1927) As writer: * '' Devil's Canyon'' (1953) * ''

Arctic Fury ''Arctic Fury'' is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and Fred R. Feitshans Jr. and written by Charles F. Royal, Norton S. Parker, Robert Libott and Frank Burt. The film stars Alfred Delcambre, Eve Miller, Gloria Petroff, Da ...

'' (1949) * ''South of Santa Fe'' (1949) * '' Rio Grande Raiders'' (1946) * '' Fighting Frontier'' (1943) * ''

Come on Danger ''Come on Danger'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Killy. It was a remake of a 1932 Tom Keene film. The story was bought for Holt in June 1941. Plot summary Cast * Tim Holt as Jack Mason * Frances E. Neal as Ann Jordan (as ...

'' (1942) * '' The Bandit Trail'' (1941) * ''

Six-Gun Gold ''Six Gun Gold'' is a 1941 Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Aust ...

'' (1941) * ''

Cyclone on Horseback ''Cyclone on Horseback'' is a 1941 Western film. Tom Stempel thought the film "features a livelier heroine than is usual in B westerns." Plot In the Old West, horse rancher Stan Bradford delivers a herd of pack horses to Valley City. The hors ...

'' (1941) * '' In Old Colorado'' (1941) * ''

Three Men from Texas ''Three Men from Texas'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norton S. Parker, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Morris Ankrum, Morgan Wallace, Thornton Edwards and Esther Estrella. It ...

'' (1940) * ''

Young Bill Hickok ''Young Bill Hickok'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Plot An agent of an unspecified foreign power (John Miljan) plots to take over California during the confusion of the American Civil War. He ...

'' (1940) * '' Stage to Chino'' (1940) * ''

Sky Patrol ''Sky Patrol'' is a 1939 American film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Trent (actor), John Trent, along with Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone and Jason Robards Sr. The film also featured actor and comedian Jackie Coogan, who began ...

'' (1939) * ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...

'' (1938) * '' Outlaw Express'' (1938) * '' Western Trails'' (1938) * ''

The Last Stand Last stand is a position against overwhelming odds. Last Stand or The Last Stand may also stand for: Film and TV Film * ''The Last Stand'' (1938 film), an American film directed by Joseph H. Lewis * ''The Last Stand'' (1984 film), a film about ...

'' (1938) * '' Border Wolves'' (1938) * ''

Courage of the West ''Courage of the West'' was a 1937 "B" movie directed by Joseph H. Lewis in which Bob Baker made his debut as a singing cowboy. Production The film was the first production that Joseph H. Lewis directed. 75 non-union cowboys were hired in S ...

'' (1937) * '' Tundra'' (1936) * '' Sinister Hands'' (1932) * ''

Hell's Headquarters ''Hell's Headquarters'' is a 1932 American pre-Code "jungle adventure" film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Jack Mulhall, Barbara Weeks, and Frank Mayo. Set in contemporary Africa, it portrays the search by an American big-game hunter ...

'' (1932) * '' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931) * ''

Hellship Bronson ''Hellship Bronson'' is a lost 1928 silent film adventure directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Noah Beery and Dorothy Davenport (aka Mrs. Wallace Reid). It was produced by Gotham Pictures and distributed by Lumas Film Corporation. Cast *Doro ...

'' (1928) * '' The Road to Ruin'' (1928) * ''

Roarin' Broncs ''Roarin' Broncs'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Ann McKay and Harry Todd.Langman, p. 377 Plot U.S. Border Patrol agent Bill Morris investigates the Tracy and Ball Ranch about a ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Earth Woman ''The Earth Woman'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A print of this film was located in April 2021 in a film archive. Cast * Mary Alden as Martha Tilden (The Earth Woman) * Priscilla Bonner as Sally * Russell Sim ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Lady from Hell ''The Lady from Hell'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Blanche Sweet, and Ralph Lewis. It was released in the United Kingdom later the same year by Ideal Films under the alternative t ...

'' (1926)

References

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