Arthur Hoerl
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Arthur Hoerl was an American screenwriter
and film director
. He wrote for 150 films between 1921 and 1968. One of his most well known credits is co-writer for the film Tell Your Children
(1936) which is now known as Reefer Madness
.
He also directed four films between 1932 and 1934.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He wrote for 150 films between 1921 and 1968. One of his most well known credits is co-writer for the film Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children is a 1922 drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. It was the first film in which later Carry On actor Charles Hawtrey was to appear — he was aged eight at the time...
(1936) which is now known as Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness is a well-known 1936 American propaganda exploitation film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try "marijuana" — from a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and descent into madness...
.
He also directed four films between 1932 and 1934.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- The Devil's ChaplainThe Devil's ChaplainThe Devil's Chaplain is a 1929 romance film directed by Duke Worne and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Cornelius Keefe - Yorke Norray* Virginia Brown Faire - Princess Therese* Josef Swickard - The King* Boris Karloff - Boris...
(1929) - Two Sisters (1929)
- Anne Against the WorldAnne Against the WorldAnne Against the World is a 1929 drama film directed by Duke Worne and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Shirley Mason - Anne* Jack Mower - John Forbes* James Bradbury Jr. - Eddie* Billy Franey* Isabelle Keith - Teddy* Belle Stoddard...
(1929) - Drums O' VoodooDrums O' VoodooDrums O' Voodoo is a film about voodoo. The film was written by Augustus Smith and was directed by Arthur Hoerl, based on the play by Smith of the same name....
(1934 - directed) - Jungle MenaceJungle Menace-External links:* * * **...
(1937) - Isle of DestinyIsle of DestinyIsle of Destiny is a 1940 American film directed by Elmer Clifton. The film is the only feature filmed in the Cosmocolor process. The film was produced by Franklyn Warner originally for Grand National Pictures. However, by the time of the film's production, Grand National and gone bankrupt, and so...
(1940) - The Vigilante (1947)
- The Sea HoundThe Sea Hound (serial)The Sea Hound is a Columbia movie serial starring Buster Crabbe based on the radio show The Sea Hound. It was the thirty-fourth of the fifty seven serials produced by Columbia.-Synopsis:...
(1947) - Brick BradfordBrick Bradford (serial)Brick Bradford was the 35th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic strip Brick Bradford, which was created by Clarence Gray and William Ritt.-Plot:...
(1947) - SupermanSuperman (serial)Superman is a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution...
(1948) - Tex GrangerTex GrangerTex Granger is a Columbia movie serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic Calling All Boys while the plot was taken from The Last Frontier , which was itself based on...
(1948) - She Shoulda Said No!She Shoulda Said No!"She Shoulda Said 'No'!" is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films Reefer Madness and Marihuana...
(1949) - King of the CongoKing of the CongoKing of the Congo was the 48th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic book character "Thun'da", created by Frank Frazetta.-Plot:...
(1952) - Son of Geronimo (1952)
- The Lost PlanetThe Lost PlanetThe Lost Planet is a 1953 Columbia Pictures 15-chapter serial which has the distinction of being the last interplanetary-themed sound serial ever made. It was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet with a screenplay by George H. Plympton and Arthur Hoerl...
(1953)