Sherman L. Lowe (born

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, United States (or Russia), 18 October 1894; died 24 Jan 1968,

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, United States) was an American

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. He was a writer of the Frank Buck serial

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Early life

Sherman Lowe was the son of Russian immigrants, Louis Lowenstein and Johanna Blumberg Lowenstein. Sherman was educated at the

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and the

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. He served with the

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during

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. A machine gun bullet wounded his right leg, September 29, 1918, at Gesnes. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant.Eileen S. Quigley. International motion picture almanac, Volume 48. Quigley Publications, 1938 According to the 1920 US census, he worked in Detroit as a shoe salesman.

Hollywood

Lowe entered films in 1926. He was a script reader at

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for one year, then a writer for Universal. Among the films he worked on were Arizona Cyclone, Pony Post, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie,

Law of the Range ''Law of the Range'' is a 1941 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Ray Taylor (director), Ray Taylor using a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe which is based on a story by Charles E. Barnes. The film starred Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy K ...

Black Arrow (serial) ''Black Arrow'' is a 1944 American Western Serial film directed by Lew Landers and starring Roberts Scott, Adele Jergens, Robert Williams and Kenneth MacDonald. Plot Buck Sherman and Jake Jackson, a couple of evil carpetbaggers, illegally en ...

, Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, and Parole, Inc.

Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Lowe was a writer of the Frank Buck serial

Selected filmography

* ''

Dames Ahoy! ''Dames Ahoy!'' is a 1930 American comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Glenn Tryon, Otis Harlan and Gertrude Astor. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was also released in a silent version. Synopsis Three sa ...

'' (1930) * '' They Never Come Back'' (1932) * ''

Crimson Romance ''Crimson Romance'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Howard (director), David Howard and written by Milton Krims and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, James Bush (actor), James Bush, Willia ...

'' (1934) * '' On Probation'' (1935) * ''

Melody Trail ''Melody Trail'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, and Smiley Burnette.Magers 2007, p. 35. Written by Sherman L. Lowe and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy who goe ...

'' (1935) * ''

With Love and Kisses ''With Love and Kisses'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing and Kane Richmond. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Ambassador Pictures.Pitts p.32 S ...

'' (1936) * ''

Sing While You're Able ''Sing While You're Able'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Charles R. Condon and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Pinky Tomlin, Toby Wing, Bert Roach, Sam Wren, Monte Collins and Suzanne Kaaren. The fi ...

'' (1937) * ''

Diamond Trail ''Diamond Trail'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Harry L. Fraser. Rex Bell portrays a "wise-cracking reporter-detective", similar to his role in ''From Broadway to Cheyenne'', as he solves a case involving jewel thieves. Opening ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Old Corral '' The Old Corral '' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Irene Manning. Based on a story by Bernard McConville, the film is about a sheriff of a small western town who sings his ...

'' (1936) * ''

Headline Crasher ''Headline Crasher'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe and Charles R. Condon. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, and Muriel Evans. Cast * Frankie Darro as Jimmy Tallant * K ...

'' (1936) * ''

Trapped by Television ''Trapped by Television'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama crime science fiction film directed by Del Lord and starring Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot and Nat Pendleton. The film is also known as ''Caught by Television'' in the United Kingdom. Plot An ...

'' (1936) * '' High Hat'' (1937) * ''

The Devil Diamond ''The Devil Diamond'' is a 1937 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins. The film is also known as ''Peter B. Kyne's The Devil Diamond'' (American complete title). Plot summary A group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jewe ...

'' (1937) * '' Arizona Days'' (1937) * ''

Daredevil Drivers ''Daredevil Drivers'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Beverly Roberts, Dick Purcell, Gloria Blondell, Gordon Oliver, Charley Foy and Donald Briggs. The film was released by ...

'' (1938) * ''

I Demand Payment ''I Demand Payment'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Clifford Sanforth and starring Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp. The film was based on Rob Eden's 1932 novel ''Second Choice''. Sanforth produced the film and Sherman L. Low ...

'' (1938) * ''

Mystery House ''Mystery House'' is an adventure game released by On-Line Systems in 1980. It was designed, written and illustrated by Roberta Williams, and programmed by Ken Williams for the Apple II. ''Mystery House'' is the first graphical adventure gam ...

'' (1938) * '' Crashing Thru'' (1939) * ''

Everything's on Ice ''Everything's on Ice'' is a 1939 American musical film produced by Sol Lesser for RKO Pictures, directed by Erle C. Kenton and stars six year old Irene Dare, Edgar Kennedy and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on October 6, 1939 and is also kn ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

Secrets of a Model ''Secrets of a Model'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Cheryl Walker, Harold Daniels and Phyllis Barry. It was made as an independent exploitation film on Poverty Row.Pitts p.196 Synopsis In order to raise mon ...

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A Yank in Libya ''A Yank in Libya'' is a 1942 American war thriller film directed by Albert Herman and starring H. B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Parkyarkarkus and Joan Woodbury.Casaregola p.24 Plot American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for ...

'' (1942) * ''

Miss V from Moscow ''Miss V from Moscow'' is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by M789 and DJ_Z, Noel Madison and Paul Weigel.Fetrow p.313 Synopsis The Miss V of the title is Vera Marova, a Soviet spy sent to Paris to impersonate her lookalike, a Germa ...

'' (1942) * '' A Night for Crime'' (1943) * ''

Valley of the Zombies ''Valley of the Zombies'' is a 1946 American horror film directed by Philip Ford, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Robert Livingston, Adrian Booth, Ian Keith, Thomas E. Jackson, Charles Trowbridge and Earle Hodgin ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Magnificent Rogue ''The Magnificent Rogue'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Dane Lussier and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Gerald Mohr, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara and Grady Sutton. T ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Undercover Woman ''The Undercover Woman'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Thomas Carr, written by Sherman L. Lowe, Robert F. Metzler and Jerry Sackheim, and starring Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Livingston, Richard Fraser, Isabel Withers, Helene Heigh ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Catman of Paris ''The Catman of Paris'' is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr and Fritz Feld. Plot The write ...

'' (1946) * '' Parole, Inc.'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Sherman 1894 births 1968 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Salt Lake City Screenwriters from Utah 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters