Carl Krusada (1879–1951) was an Austrian-born American

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 ...

.Zmuda p.100 He began his career in the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

, sometimes using the name Val Cleveland. During the 1930s he worked prolifically writing screenplays for B Westerns produced by a variety of Poverty Row companies.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Scoffer ''The Scoffer'' is a surviving 1920 American silent film, silent drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Stan ...

'' (1920) * '' White Eagle'' (1922) * ''

The Timber Queen ''The Timber Queen'' is a 1922 American action silent film serial directed by Fred Jackman. The film serial stars Ruth Roland and Bruce Gordon. Produced by Pathé Exchange, the serial was advertised as "The beautiful scenery! The forest, the ...

'' (1922) * '' Solomon in Society'' (1922) * '' The Truth About Wives'' (1923) * '' Winning a Woman'' (1925) * '' Ridin' Thunder'' (1925) * '' Lorraine of the Lions'' (1925) * '' King of the Saddle'' (1926) * '' The Valley of Bravery'' (1926) * '' The Trail of the Tiger'' (1927) * '' The Arizona Whirlwind'' (1927) * '' The Golden Stallion'' (1927) * '' Heroes of the Wild'' (1927) * ''

Three Miles Up ''Three Miles Up'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell. The film stars Al Wilson, William Malan and Ethlyne Clair. ''Three Miles Up'' was one of a series of films that showcased the exploits of the stunt pilots ...

'' (1927) * ''

Won in the Clouds ''Won in the Clouds'' is a 1928 American silent film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson. Like many actors in the silent film era, Wilson did not survive the transition to "talkies", with ''Won in the Clouds'', one of his las ...

'' (1928) * '' The Price of Fear'' (1928) * '' The Vanishing Rider'' (1928) * '' How to Handle Women'' (1928) * '' Beauty and Bullets'' (1928) * '' The Gate Crasher'' (1928) * '' The Crimson Canyon'' (1928) * '' Thunder Riders'' (1928) * ''

The Sky Skidder ''The Sky Skidder'' is a 1929 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and written by Carl Krusada and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Al Wilson, Helen Foster, Wilbur McGaugh, and Gilbert Holmes. The film was released on Ja ...

'' (1929) * '' The Phantom of the North'' (1929) * '' Grit Wins'' (1929) * '' Eyes of the Underworld'' (1929) * '' Wolves of the City'' (1929) * '' The Smiling Terror'' (1929) * '' Born to the Saddle'' (1929) * '' Beyond the Rio Grande'' (1930) * ''

The Phantom of the Desert ''The Phantom of the Desert'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enf ...

'' (1930) * ''

Slim Fingers ''Slim Fingers'' is a 1929 American crime film directed by Joseph Levigard and written by William Berke and Carl Krusada. The film stars Bill Cody, Duane Thompson, Wilbur Mack, Monte Montague, Arthur Morrison and Charles King. The film was re ...

'' (1929) * '' Firebrand Jordan'' (1930) * '' Westward Bound'' (1930) * '' Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931) * ''

45 Calibre Echo 45 Calibre Echo is a 1932 American Western film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Jack Perrin, Ben Corbett and Elinor Fair.Pitts, p. 172. The supporting cast features Ruth Renick in her final theatrical film role. Cast * Jack Perrin ...

'' (1932) * '' Dance Hall Hostess'' (1933) * '' Ridin' Thru'' (1934) * '' Mystery Ranch'' (1934) * '' Terror of the Plains'' (1934) * '' Fighting Hero'' (1934) * '' Unconquered Bandit'' (1935) * '' The Cactus Kid'' (1935) * '' Silent Valley'' (1935) * '' Texas Jack'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

The Laramie Kid ''The Laramie Kid'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Alberta Vaughn in her penultimate film and Al Ferguson.Pitts p.315 Plot Tom Talbot has earned a large amount of money in brea ...

'' (1935) * '' North of Arizona'' (1935) * '' Wolf Riders'' (1935) * '' The Live Wire'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Cowboy'' (1935) * '' Loser's End'' (1935) * '' Born to Battle'' (1935) * '' Coyote Trails'' (1935) * '' Skull and Crown'' (1935) * '' Rio Rattler'' (1935) * '' Fast Bullets'' (1936) * '' Santa Fe Bound'' (1936) * '' Fangs of the Wild'' (1939) * ''

Law of the Wolf ''Law of the Wolf'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and featuring Rin Tin Tin III, Dennis Moore and Luana Walters.Pitts p.212 The film was reissued in 1941 with the alternative title ''Law of the Wild''. It i ...

'' (1939) * '' El Diablo Rides'' (1939) * '' Feud of the Range'' (1939) * '' Riders of the Sage'' (1939) * '' The Pal from Texas'' (1939) * '' Pinto Canyon'' (1940) * '' Wild Horse Valley'' (1940) * '' Wild Horse Range'' (1940) * '' Land of the Six Guns'' (1940) * ''

The Kid from Santa Fe ''The Kid from Santa Fe'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall, Clarene Curtis, Forrest Taylor, Claire Rochelle, Tom London and George Chesebro. The film was r ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Broken Strings'' (1940)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Zmuda, Michael. ''The Five Sedgwicks: Pioneer Entertainers of Vaudeville, Film and Television''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1879 births 1951 deaths Austrian emigrants to the United States Austrian screenwriters American male screenwriters {{US-film-bio-stub Film people from Vienna