Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949), born William Forrest Halsey, was an American author and screenwriter.
Halsey's novels included ''Fate and the Butterfly'' (1909), ''The Bawlerout'' (1912), and ''The Shadow on the Hearth'' (1914). From 1907 to 1918, he published more than one hundred short stories in popular magazines including Young's Magazine, The Argosy, The Cavalier, and
Munsey's Magazine
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As a screenwriter, he wrote for more than 60 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Roseville, Newark, New Jersey, and died in
Los Angeles County, California
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Selected filmography
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Ashes of Embers
''Ashes of Embers'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Kaufman and Edward José. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Pauline Frederick is the star of the picture. She ...
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A Broadway Saint
''A Broadway Saint'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Montagu Love, George Bunny and Helen Weir.Katchmer p. 477
Cast
* Montagu Love as Dick Vernon
* George Bunny as Uncle Galt
* Helen Weir as Maz ...
A Sainted Devil
''A Sainted Devil'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, in accordance with c ...
Sally of the Sawdust
''Sally of the Sawdust'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring W. C. Fields. It was based on the 1923 stage musical '' Poppy''. Fields would later star in a second film version, '' Poppy'' (1936).
Plot
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The Palm Beach Girl
''The Palm Beach Girl'' is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It is based upon the short-lived Broadway play, ''Please Help Emily'', written by H. M. Harwood.
Cast
*Bebe Daniels as Emily ...
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The Sorrows of Satan
''The Sorrows of Satan'' is an 1895 Faustian novel by Marie Corelli. It is widely regarded as one of the world's first best-sellers – partly due to an upheaval in the system British libraries used to purchase their books, and partly due to its ...
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Broadway Nights
''Broadway Nights '' is a 1927 American lost film. It was the film debut of Barbara Stanwyck, Sylvia Sidney and Ann Sothern.The Whip Woman'' (1928)
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Her Private Life
''Her Private Life'' is a surviving 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Billie Dove, Walter Pidgeon and Holmes Herbert. The plot concerns an English aristocrat who causes a scandal when she divorces her h ...
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The Divine Lady
''The Divine Lady'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair betwe ...
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Kept Husbands
''Kept Husbands'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea, with major supporting roles filled by Robert McWade, Florence Roberts and Mary Carr. The original story was written by t ...
Silver Queen
''Silver Queen'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Score and one for Best Art Direction ( Ralph Berger, Emile Ku ...