George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 – April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. He was born in

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. A prolific screenwriter, Plympton collaborated in almost 300 films. His earliest known credits date back to 1912 as he concentrated almost exclusively on

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. During the sound era he switched his focus to serials mostly for Columbia, Republic and

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studios, co-scripting and adapting such chapter plays as '' Tarzan the Fearless'' (1933), ''Flash Gordon'' (1936), '' The Spider's Web'' (1938), ''

The Phantom Creeps ''The Phantom Creeps'' is a 1939 12-chapter science fiction horror serial starring Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Doctor Zorka, who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and G-M ...

'' (1939), ''

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'' (1940), ''

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe ''Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe'' is a 1940 American black-and-white science fiction 12-chapter movie serial from Universal Pictures, produced by Henry MacRae and co-directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. The serial stars Buster Crabbe, Ca ...

'' (1940), ''

The Masked Marvel ''The Masked Marvel'' (1943) is a 12-chapter film serial created by Republic Pictures, who produced many other well known serials. It was Republic's thirty-first serial, of the sixty-six they produced. Plot In ''The Masked Marvel'', a hero dress ...

'' (1943), '' Chick Carter, Detective'' (1946), ''

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'' (1947), ''Superman'' (1948), ''Batman and Robin'' (1949), and ''

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'' (1950). Active until 1957, he also was one of the principal writers on Columbia's ''Durango Kid'' and ''

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'' series. Plympton died in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 82.

Selected filmography

* '' When Men Are Tempted'' (1917) * '' The Adventure Shop'' (1919) * '' A Broadway Cowboy'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Man Trackers ''The Man Trackers'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Edward A. Kull and starring George Larkin, Josephine Hill and Albert J. Smith.Munden, p. 485. Plot Cast * George Larkin as Jimmy Hearn * Josephine Hill as Molly Killbr ...

'' (1921) *'' The Satin Girl'' (1923) * ''

Yankee Madness ''Yankee Madness'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Charles R. Seeling Charles R. Seeling (April 4, 1895 – October 13, 1951) was an American cinematographer and producer and film director of the silent era.Golden p.299 Sel ...

'' (1924) * '' Blood and Steel'' (1925) * '' The Texas Bearcat'' (1925) * ''

The Stolen Ranch ''The Stolen Ranch'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Fred Humes, Louise Lorraine, and William Bailey. The future star Janet Gaynor appeared as an extra in the film. Plot As described in a film ma ...

'' (1926) * '' Hard Fists'' (1927) * ''

The Harvest of Hate ''The Harvest of Hate'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Henry MacRae and written by George H. Plympton and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Rex the Wonder Horse, Jack Perrin, Helen Foster, Tom London and Starlight the Horse ...

'' (1929) * ''

Love Bound ''Love Bound'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Jack Mulhall, Natalie Moorhead, Clara Kimball Young.Pitts p.259 It is a second feature produced by the Poverty Row studio Peerless Pictures. The fi ...

'' (1932) * ''

Idaho Kid ''Idaho Kid'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Rex Bell, Marion Shilling and David Sharpe.Pitts p.118 Plot Following the death of his mother in childbirth, Todd Hollister's father has nothing to do with ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Gambling Terror ''The Gambling Terror'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Iris Meredith and Charles King.Pitts p.121 Plot A town is effectively terrorised by a protection racket with no one knowing who th ...

'' (1937) * ''

Paroled from the Big House ''Paroled from the Big House'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row.Pitts p.196 It was later reissued under the alte ...

'' (1938) * '' Pride of the Bowery'' (1940) (see movie credits)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plympton, George H. 1889 births 1972 deaths American male screenwriters Film serial crew People from Brooklyn Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters