Screenplay: John W. Vandercook

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by John W. Vandercook. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction Herbert I. Leeds

Cast Peter Lorre · Jean Hersholt · Amanda Duff · Warren Hymer

Plot Puerto Rico has become the back door by which a criminal syndicate smuggles inexpensive contraband diamonds from South America into the United States, dramatically driving down the price of legitimate...

5.2

25 votes

5.2

25 votes

Murder in Trinidad

1934 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Louis King

Cast Nigel Bruce · Heather Angel · Victor Jory · Murray Kinnell

Plot Author/explorer John W. Vandercook conceived the character of Bertram Lynch as an investigator for the League of Nations. He is Trinidad's Port o' Spain trying to track down the leader...

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The Caribbean Mystery

1945 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Robert D. Webb

Cast James Dunn · Sheila Ryan · Edward Ryan · Jackie Paley

Plot Smith (James Dunn), a Brooklyn police detective, arrives on a Caribbean island chasing a murderer..and wades his way through quicksand, swamps, alligators, corpses, clues, unusual suspects and a frisky femme-fatale...

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