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American dramatist
Walter C. Hackett (November 10, 1876 – January 20, 1944) was an American-British playwright.
Biography
Several of his stage works (such as
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure, The Freedom of the Seas, The Regeneration, Hyde Park Corner, The Gay Adventure, 77 Park Lane,
The Barton Mystery,
It Pays to Advertise and
Other Men's Wives) were adapted for film. He was married from 1911 until his death in 1944 to actress
Marion Lorne. He was born in
Oakland, California, and died in
New York City.
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Filmography
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The White Sister, directed by
Fred E. Wright (1915, based on the play The White Sister)
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Regeneration, directed by
Raoul Walsh (1915, based on the play The Regeneration)
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It Pays to Advertise, directed by
Donald Crisp (1919, based on the play
It Pays to Advertise)
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The Barton Mystery, directed by Harry T. Roberts (UK, 1920, based on the play
The Barton Mystery)
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Whispering Shadows, directed by
Émile Chautard (1921, based on the play The Invisible Foe)
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The White Sister, directed by
Henry King (1923, based on the play The White Sister)
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Strangers of the Night, directed by
Fred Niblo (1923, based on the play
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure)
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Sweethearts and Wives, directed by
Clarence G. Badger (1930, based on the play
Other Men's Wives)
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Captain Applejack, directed by
Hobart Henley (1931, based on the play
Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure)
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It Pays to Advertise, directed by
Frank Tuttle (1931, based on the play
It Pays to Advertise)
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77 Park Lane, directed by
Albert de Courville (UK, 1931, based on the play 77 Park Lane)
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Life Goes On, directed by
Jack Raymond (UK, 1932, based on the play
Sorry You've Been Troubled)
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Criez-le sur les toits [
fr], directed by
Karl Anton (France, 1932, based on the play
It Pays to Advertise)
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The Barton Mystery, directed by
Henry Edwards (UK, 1932, based on the play
The Barton Mystery)
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The White Sister, directed by
Victor Fleming (1933, based on the play The White Sister)
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Freedom of the Seas, directed by
Marcel Varnel (UK, 1934, based on the play
The Freedom of the Seas)
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Their Big Moment, directed by
James Cruze (1934, based on the play
Afterwards)
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Road House, directed by
Maurice Elvey (UK, 1934, based on the play
Road House)
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One New York Night, directed by
Jack Conway (1935, based on the play
Sorry You've Been Troubled)
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Hyde Park Corner, directed by
Sinclair Hill (UK, 1935, based on the play Hyde Park Corner)
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The Gay Adventure, directed by
Sinclair Hill (UK, 1936, based on the play
The Gay Adventure)
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It Pays to Advertise, directed by
Anders Henrikson (Sweden, 1936, based on the play
It Pays to Advertise)
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Take a Chance, directed by
Sinclair Hill (UK, 1937, based on the play
Take a Chance)
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Espionage, directed by
Kurt Neumann (1937, based on the play
Espionage)
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Love Under Fire, directed by
George Marshall (1937, based on the play The Fugitives)
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The Barton Mystery, directed by
Charles Spaak (France, 1949, based on the play
The Barton Mystery)
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The White Sister, directed by
Tito Davison (Mexico, 1960, based on the play The White Sister)
Selected plays
References
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