Screenplay: Morgan Cox
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Morgan Cox. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Dick Tracy (TV Series)
1937 · Series · 73 min. · United States
Direction Alan James · Ray Taylor
Cast Ralph Byrd · Kay Hughes · Smiley Burnette · Lee Van Atta
Plot A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.
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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (TV Series)
1943 · Series · 265 min. · United States
Direction Lewis D. Collins · Ray Taylor
Cast Tom Brown · Rose Hobart · Edgar Barrier · Marjorie Lord
Plot Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.
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Raiders of San Joaquin
1943 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction Lewis D. Collins
Cast Johnny Mack Brown · Tex Ritter · Fuzzy Knight · Jennifer Holt
Plot An outlaw gang is stealing land under the pretense that they are getting it for a railway.
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White Eagle (TV) (TV Miniseries)
1941 · Series · 290 min. · United States
Direction James W. Horne
Cast Buck Jones · James Craven · Raymond Hatton · Dorothy Fay
Plot White Eagle is the son of a massacred army officer, who has been raised by an Indian tribe and believes himself to be the son of the tribal chief. White...
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Frontier Badmen
1943 · Movie · 73 min. · United States
Direction Ford Beebe · William McGann
Cast Robert Paige · Anne Gwynne · Noah Beery Jr. · Diana Barrymore
Plot A group of cowboys ending their cattle drive in Abilene find that cattle prices are being kept artificially low, driving down the price they'll get for their beef. They set...
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Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (TV Miniseries)
1936 · Movie · 255 min. · United States
Direction Ray Taylor · Mack V. Wright
Cast Ray Mala · Herbert Rawlinson · William Newell · John Ward
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The Painted Stallion
1937 · Movie · 212 min. · United States
Direction Alan James · Ray Taylor · William Witney
Cast Ray Corrigan · Hoot Gibson · LeRoy Mason · Duncan Renaldo
Plot The period is the 1820's and the first wagon train leaves Independence heading west to Santa Fe. In order to maintain his power, the ruthless Official at Santa Fe must...
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Zorro's Fighting Legion
1939 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction John English · William Witney
Cast Reed Hadley · Sheila Darcy · William Corson · Leander De Cordova
Plot The masked hero leads a fighting force to fight a villian who plots the conquest of The Republic of Mexico.
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The Man in the Barn (S)
1937 · Movie · 11 min. · United States
Direction Jacques Tourneur
Cast Ernie Adams · Erville Alderson · Virginia Brissac · Roger Gray
Plot After John Wilks Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland. According to the history books, he was discovered hiding in a barn; after he refused to surrender, the barn...
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Drums of Fu Manchu
1943 · Movie · 69 min. · United States
Direction William Witney · John English
Cast Henry Brandon · William Royle · Robert Kellard · Gloria Franklin
Plot Dr. Fu Manchu is trying to take over the world by using the scepter of Genghis Khan, who was hidden in his tomb. With this scepter Fu Manchu gets all...
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Zorro Rides Again
1937 · Movie · 212 min. · United States
Direction John English · William Witney
Cast John Carroll · Noah Beery · Richard Alexander · Reed Howes
Plot The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to...
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Strange Glory
1938 · Movie · 11 min. · United States
Direction Jacques Tourneur
Cast Fay Helm · Frank McGlynn Sr. · Addison Richards · Byron Foulger
Plot During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the 'Tennessee Plan,' which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the Tennessee River. This proved to be a vital...
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Drums of Fu Manchu
1940 · Movie · 269 min. · United States
Direction John English · William Witney
Cast Henry Brandon · William Royle · Robert Kellard · Gloria Franklin
Plot The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His...
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Desperate Cargo
1941 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Direction William Beaudine
Cast Ralph Byrd · Carol Hughes · Jack Mulhall · Julie Duncan
Plot Gang of criminals hijacks a clipper ship with two girls on their way to the U.S.
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The Phantom (TV Miniseries)
1943 · Movie · 299 min. · United States
Direction B. Reeves Eason
Cast Tom Tyler · Jeannie Bates · Ernie Adams · John Bagni
Plot Professor Davidson and his niece Diana Palmer search Africa for the Lost City of Zoloz, reputed to be the source of a large hidden treasure. Also searching is a local...
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SOS Coast Guard
1937 · Movie · 224 min. · United States
Direction Alan James · William Witney
Cast Ralph Byrd · Bela Lugosi · Maxine Doyle · Richard Alexander
Plot Boroff is a mad scientist who has invented a "disintegrator gas" and plans to smuggle it to his buyers in Morovania. When his ship, the Carfax, gets stranded on outlying...
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