Jack Cunningham

Jack Cunningham

WriterProducer Apr 1 (died age 59) Ionia, Iowa 1914–1939 (25 year career)
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Biography

Date of Death 4 October1941, Santa Monica, California  (cerebral hemorrhage) One the more prolific and fast working screenwriters in Hollywood. He once completed ten five-reel films in ten-weeks. Between 1918 and 1925 he turned out one hundred full-length films. Had been the editor of The Pittsburgh Leader and The New York Evening Sun. Was working for the publicity department of an Eastern US film company when he decided to try his hand at scenario writing. His father, Maurice Frederick Cunni…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (93)

Movies (93)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

Adaptation

6.6
Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938

Writer

6.1
Painted Desert

Painted Desert

1938

Story

5.8
Easy to Take

Easy to Take

1936

Producer

Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

Screenplay

6.7
Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

1934

Screenplay

4.8
Double Door

Double Door

1934

Screenplay

6.9
It's a Gift

It's a Gift

1934

Screenplay

6.3
The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

1934

Writer

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

Screenplay

7.1
To the Last Man

To the Last Man

1933

Screenplay

5.7
Terror Trail

Terror Trail

1933

Adaptation

Buffalo Stampede

Buffalo Stampede

1933

Adaptation

3.3
Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

1933

Adaptation

6.0
Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1933

Screenplay

5.5
Silent Men

Silent Men

1933

Scenario Writer

Silent Men

Silent Men

1933

Screenplay

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

1933

Adaptation

The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman

1932

Adaptation

The Texas Bad Man

The Texas Bad Man

1932

Story

1.0
The Rider of Death Valley

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

Writer

7.0
Flaming Guns

Flaming Guns

1932

Writer

6.0
Shanghaied Love

Shanghaied Love

1931

Screenplay

The Deceiver

The Deceiver

1931

Writer

The Guilty Generation

The Guilty Generation

1931

Adaptation

6.1
Clearing the Range

Clearing the Range

1931

Story

4.2
The Viking

The Viking

1928

Screenplay

6.4
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1928

Writer

Captain Salvation

Captain Salvation

1927

Writer

5.8
Rocking Moon

Rocking Moon

1926

Adaptation

The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

1926

Adaptation

6.7
The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

1926

Screenplay

6.7
West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1926

Scenario Writer

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Writer

6.6
Contraband

Contraband

1925

Writer

Just a Woman

Just a Woman

1925

Writer

The Man Who Fights Alone

The Man Who Fights Alone

1924

Writer

The Heart Raider

The Heart Raider

1923

Adaptation

A Gentleman of Leisure

A Gentleman of Leisure

1923

Writer

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1923

Adaptation

The Tiger's Claw

The Tiger's Claw

1923

Screenplay

The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

1923

Adaptation

6.1
The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon

1923

Screenplay

6.1
Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

1923

Scenario Writer

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

Writer

7.3
Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

1922

Screenplay

5.9
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1922

Adaptation

The Call of the North

The Call of the North

1921

Writer

A Wife's Awakening

A Wife's Awakening

1921

Story

The Rowdy

The Rowdy

1921

Scenario Writer

Double Adventure

Double Adventure

1921

Writer

Where Lights Are Low

Where Lights Are Low

1921

Writer

5.0
The Tiger's Coat

The Tiger's Coat

1920

Screenplay

5.1
The Green Flame

The Green Flame

1920

Scenario Writer

Live Sparks

Live Sparks

1920

Writer

The Dream Cheater

The Dream Cheater

1920

Screenplay

The House of Whispers

The House of Whispers

1920

Scenario Writer

$30,000

$30,000

1920

Writer

Big Happiness

Big Happiness

1920

Writer

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

Story

The Devil to Pay

The Devil to Pay

1920

Writer

The Joyous Liar

The Joyous Liar

1919

Screenplay

Playthings of Passion

Playthings of Passion

1919

Scenario Writer

The Midnight Stage

The Midnight Stage

1919

Screenplay

Adele

Adele

1919

Writer

The Silver Girl

The Silver Girl

1919

Screenplay

The World Aflame

The World Aflame

1919

Scenario Writer

All Wrong

All Wrong

1919

Writer

4.5
Todd of the Times

Todd of the Times

1919

Story

It Happened in Paris

It Happened in Paris

1919

Writer

6.0
The Goddess of Lost Lake

The Goddess of Lost Lake

1918

Scenario Writer

A Law Unto Herself

A Law Unto Herself

1918

Scenario Writer

The Shoes That Danced

The Shoes That Danced

1918

Writer

The Bells

The Bells

1918

Screenplay

Hands Up

Hands Up

1918

Scenario Writer

Hands Up

Hands Up

1918

Screenplay

Real Folks

Real Folks

1918

Writer

Border Raiders

Border Raiders

1918

Story

The Heart of Rachael

The Heart of Rachael

1918

Writer

Two-Gun Betty

Two-Gun Betty

1918

Writer

Limousine Life

Limousine Life

1918

Writer

The Narrow Path

The Narrow Path

1918

Writer

The Ghost of the Rancho

The Ghost of the Rancho

1918

Scenario Writer

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1917

Scenario Writer

Her Strange Experience

Her Strange Experience

1917

Scenario Writer

A Stormy Knight

A Stormy Knight

1917

Story

Uneasy Money

Uneasy Money

1917

Writer

Wild Sumac

Wild Sumac

1917

Scenario Writer

The Stainless Barrier

The Stainless Barrier

1917

Scenario Writer

His Fatal Beauty

His Fatal Beauty

1917

Scenario Writer

The Diamonds of Destiny

The Diamonds of Destiny

1917

Scenario Writer

In the Fall of '64

In the Fall of '64

1914

Scenario Writer

The Raiders

The Raiders

1914

Scenario Writer