Sol Shor (July 17, 1913 – May 1985) was an American film and television

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

, credited mostly with B-westerns and movie serials.

Early life, education and career

Shor was born in

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and graduated from the

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. After working as general manager of the Novelty Manufacturing Company and as a freelancer, Shor was signed as a writer to

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...

in 1937. Sol Shor admitted to having been an American Communist Party member before the

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and named other party members in his testimony.

Death

Shor died in May 1985 in

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Filmography

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial ''The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial w ...

'' (1939) *''

Dick Tracy's G-Men ''Dick Tracy's G-Men'' (1939) is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial based on the '' Dick Tracy'' comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by William Witney and John English. This serial was the fifteenth of the sixty-six produced by Re ...

'' (1939) *''

Drums of Fu Manchu ''Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1940) is a 15-chapter Republic serial film based on the character created by Sax Rohmer. Though using the title of the ninth novel in the series, it actually is based on numerous elements from throughout the series to tha ...

'' (1940) *''

Adventures of Captain Marvel ''Adventures of Captain Marvel'' is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures. The serial was produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, and stars Tom Tyler as the super ...

'' (1941) *''

The Yukon Patrol ''King of the Royal Mounted'' (1940) is a Republic Pictures northern serial based on the King of the Royal Mounted comic strip directed by William Witney and John English. Set and filmed during World War II, the story is about the Royal Canad ...

'' (1942) *''

The Crimson Ghost ''The Crimson Ghost'' is a 1946 American film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney. Produced by Republic Pictures and written by Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, and Sol Shor, it was the last serial directed by Wi ...

'' (serial, 1946) *'' Daughter of the Jungle'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) *''

Ghost of Zorro ''Ghost of Zorro'' is a 1949 Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including '' Son of Zorro'' and '' Daredevils of the West''. This film was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Plot The year is 1865 and th ...

'' (serial, 1949) *''

King of the Rocket Men ''King of the Rocket Men'' is a 1949 12-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanf ...

'' (serial, 1949) *''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical adventure film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Colu ...

'' (1953) *''

Savage Mutiny ''Savage Mutiny'' is a 1953 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller. It was the tenth entry in the series. Plot Cast * Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim * Angela Stevens as Joan Harris * Lester Matthews as Major Walsh * Nelson Leigh as Dr. ...

'' (1953)

External links

Sol Shor
at Allmovie.com *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shor, Sol 1913 births 1985 deaths Date of death missing 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters American communists American male screenwriters American television writers American male television writers City College of New York alumni Film serial crew Screenwriters from New York City American Western (genre) films Writers from New Rochelle, New York Writers from the Bronx