Paul Yawitz (1900–1983) was an American
journalist
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and
screenwriter
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[Blottner p.59]
Selected filmography
* ''
Saturday's Heroes'' (1937)
* ''
They Wanted to Marry'' (1937)
* ''
The Affairs of Annabel
''The Affairs of Annabel'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. The film was followed by the sequel ''Annabel Takes a Tour'' the same year, also starring Oakie, Ball and Donnelly.
Plot
Wond ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Little Accident
''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Honolulu Lu
''Honolulu Lu'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11 ...
'' (1941)
* ''
She Has What It Takes
''She Has What It Takes'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal, and Constance Worth.
Cast list
* Jinx Falkenburg as Fay Morris
* Tom Neal as Roger Rutledge
* Constance Worth as June Les ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Louisiana Hayride'' (1944)
* ''
The Racket Man
''The Racket Man'' is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman.
Plot
A racketeer gets his draft notice and becomes a soldier. He comes across a criminal organization while in the Army and decides to do something about it.
Cast
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'' (1944)
* ''
The Falcon's Alibi
''The Falcon's Alibi'' is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Vince Barnett. It was the ninth film featuring Conway as The Falcon. After the following film, ''The Falcon's Adventure'', the ...
'' (1946)
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Unmasked'' (1950)
* ''
Walk Softly, Stranger'' (1950)
* ''
That Kind of Girl'' (1952)
* ''
The Black Scorpion'' (1957)
References
Bibliography
* Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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1900 births
1983 deaths
20th-century American journalists
American male journalists
Writers from St. Louis
Journalists from Missouri
Screenwriters from Missouri
20th-century American screenwriters
20th-century American male writers
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