Horace McCoy

Horace McCoy

WriterCrew Apr 14 (died age 58) Pegram, Tennessee, USA 1933–1974 (41 year career)
5.7 avg rating

Biography

Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCoy grew up in Tennessee and Texas; after serving in the air force during World War I, he worked as a journalist, film actor, and screenplay writer, and is author of five novels including They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) and the noir classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948). Though underappreciated in his own time, McCoy…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (47)

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Movies (46)

No Pockets in a Shroud

No Pockets in a Shroud

1974

Novel

5.2
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

Novel

7.6
Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

1955

Screenplay

6.1
Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

Screenplay

5.4
Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

Story

5.4
The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

Screenplay

6.4
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

Screenplay

5.8
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

Story

5.8
Daughters of Destiny

Daughters of Destiny

1954

Writer

4.0
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953

Screenplay

5.7
Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953

Story

5.7
El Alaméin

El Alaméin

1953

Writer

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952

Story

6.2
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

Writer

6.7
Montana Belle

Montana Belle

1952

Screenplay

5.9
Bronco Buster

Bronco Buster

1952

Screenplay

5.0
The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952

Additional Dialogue

6.4
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Novel

6.9
The Fireball

The Fireball

1950

Writer

5.6
The Fabulous Texan

The Fabulous Texan

1947

Screenplay

4.0
Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943

Story

5.4
Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Writer

6.7
There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Writer

4.8
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

Screenplay

7.1
Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

Screenplay

5.8
Texas

Texas

1941

Screenplay

6.5
Western Union

Western Union

1941

Dialogue

6.0
Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

1941

Writer

5.8
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

Screenplay

4.1
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

Writer

5.5
Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

1940

Screenplay

5.0
Parole Fixer

Parole Fixer

1940

Screenplay

6.0
Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men

1939

Screenplay

5.7
Undercover Doctor

Undercover Doctor

1939

Writer

5.5
Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

Writer

5.0
Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding

1939

Screenplay

2.7
Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

1938

Screenplay

6.1
Hunted Men

Hunted Men

1938

Writer

6.0
Parole!

Parole!

1936

Screenplay

6.0
Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

1936

Writer

Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector

1936

Screenplay

6.2
Speed Wings

Speed Wings

1934

Screenplay

Speed Wings

Speed Wings

1934

Story

Soldiers of the Storm

Soldiers of the Storm

1933

Screenplay

Fury of the Jungle

Fury of the Jungle

1933

Writer

Dangerous Crossroads

Dangerous Crossroads

1933

Story

5.0