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Daniel Mainwaring

Daniel Mainwaring

WriterCrew Jul 22 (died age 74) Oakland, California, USA 1941–1984 (43 year career)
5.7 avg rating

Biography

Daniel Mainwaring (aka Geoffrey Homes) (July 22, 1902 – January 31, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter. A native of Oakland, California, he began his professional career as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and enjoyed a successful career as a mystery novelist (under the name Geoffrey Homes). He worked as a film publicist and eventually abandoned fiction for a successful career as a screenwriter. His first novel (and the only one he ever published under his own name), O…

Known For

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Film

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Screenplay
Out of the Past
Film

Out of the Past

Novel
The Hitch-Hiker
Film

The Hitch-Hiker

Story
Against All Odds
Film

Against All Odds

Novel
The Big Steal
Film

The Big Steal

Screenplay
The Phenix City Story
Film

The Phenix City Story

Screenplay
The Tall Target
Film

The Tall Target

Story
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Film

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Writer

Filmography

Crew (49)

Movies (49)

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

1984

Novel

5.7
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

1984

Writer

5.7
Catacombs

Catacombs

1965

Screenplay

6.0
Convict Stage

Convict Stage

1965

Writer

6.1
East of Kilimanjaro

East of Kilimanjaro

1962

Story

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

Writer

5.2
The Revolt of the Slaves

The Revolt of the Slaves

1960

Dialogue

5.6
Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

1960

Writer

5.0
Space Master X-7

Space Master X-7

1958

Screenplay

4.5
The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

1958

Screenplay

6.0
Cole Younger, Gunfighter

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

1958

Screenplay

6.2
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

1957

Writer

5.6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

Screenplay

7.5
The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story

1955

Screenplay

6.6
A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey

1955

Screenplay

5.6
An Annapolis Story

An Annapolis Story

1955

Screenplay

3.3
Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954

Screenplay

5.4
Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon

1954

Screenplay

5.9
Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

1954

Writer

6.2
The Desperado

The Desperado

1954

Screenplay

6.6
Powder River

Powder River

1953

Writer

6.2
Those Redheads from Seattle

Those Redheads from Seattle

1953

Screenplay

5.3
The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

1953

Story

6.8
Bugles in the Afternoon

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952

Screenplay

5.2
This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

Screenplay

5.8
Roadblock

Roadblock

1951

Story

5.8
The Last Outpost

The Last Outpost

1951

Screenplay

5.5
The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951

Story

6.8
The Lawless

The Lawless

1950

Writer

5.8
The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1950

Screenplay

5.4
Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

Screenplay

5.3
The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

Screenplay

6.5
Big Town Scandal

Big Town Scandal

1948

Radio Play

5.0
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

Novel

7.7
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

Screenplay

7.7
Big Town After Dark

Big Town After Dark

1947

Radio Play

4.9
Hot Cargo

Hot Cargo

1946

Writer

Tokyo Rose

Tokyo Rose

1946

Screenplay

5.0
Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

1946

Screenplay

5.2
Big Town

Big Town

1946

Screenplay

4.8
Big Town

Big Town

1946

Story

4.8
They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer

1946

Screenplay

5.4
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1945

Screenplay

4.0
Crime by Night

Crime by Night

1944

Novel

6.0
Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage

1944

Writer

4.4
Secrets of the Underground

Secrets of the Underground

1942

Screenplay

Secrets of the Underground

Secrets of the Underground

1942

Story

No Hands on the Clock

No Hands on the Clock

1941

Novel

4.9
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941

Characters

6.0