Doris Schroeder (February 7, 1893 – January 4, 1981) was an 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 ...
and publicity woman.
Biography
Born in New York, Doris was the daughter of Edward Schroeder and Phoebe Kent. She attended Brooklyn Girls High School before becoming a stenographer for
Rollin S. Sturgeon and then a scenario writer for Vitagraph and Universal.
Her first screenplay was the now-lost ''
Heart of a Jewess''. During the 1920s, Schroeder specialized in "women's pictures" for directors like
Lois Weber
Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...
. Schroeder concentrated on Westerns, together with Harrison Jacobs she wrote several entries in the
Hopalong Cassidy
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series. During the 1950s and 1960s, she wrote many television and film tie-in young adult novels for
Western Publishing
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.
Her brother,
Edward Schroeder, eventually moved to Hollywood and became a prolific film editor; he, too, worked on Westerns.
Her husband, George Green, was a screenwriter and producer who also worked in the Western genre. The pair divorced in 1944.
Film credits
* ''
No Sweets'' (1913, story)
* ''
The Lion's Bride'' (1913, writer)
* ''
Brandon's Last Ride'' (1914, scenario)
* ''
Bunny's Mistake'' (1914, scenario)
* ''
Kidding the Boss'' (1914, story)
* ''
The Power to Forgive'' (1914, story)
* ''
Her Gethsemane'' (1915, story)
* ''
Barriers of Prejudice'' (1915, writer)
* ''
Edged Tools'' (1917, scenario)
* ''
My Fighting Gentleman
''My Fighting Gentleman'' (also known as ''A Son of Battle'') is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Edward Sloman with the storyline by Doris Schroeder and Nell Shipman. The film stars William Russell and Francelia Bill ...
'' (1917, scenario)
* ''
Tony America'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
The Price of Applause'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
A Mother's Secret'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
My Unmarried Wife'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
The Wolf and His Mate'' (1918, scenario)
* ''
The Trembling Hour'' (1919, scenario)
* ''
Under Suspicion'' (1919/I, scenario)
* ''
My Lady's Ankle'' (1920, scenario)
* ''
In Folly's Trail'' (1920, scenario)
* ''
The Girl in the Rain
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Plot
Cast
* Anne Cornwall as Judith
* Lloyd Bacon as Wa ...
'' (1920, scenario)
* ''
A Tokyo Siren'' (1920, scenario)
* ''
The Path She Chose'' (1920, scenario)
* ''
The Gilded Dream'' (1920, writer)
* ''
The Adorable Savage'' (1920, writer)
* ''
A Parisian Scandal
''A Parisian Scandal'' is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by George L. Cox. It stars George Periolat, Lillian Lawrence, and Marie Prevost, and was released on December 5, 1921.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Liane-D ...
'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Nobody's Fool'' (1921, writer)
* ''
The Rowdy'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Opened Shutters
''Opened Shutters'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Josef Swickard and Joseph Singleton.Connelly p.392 It is a remake of the 1914 film '' The Opened Shutters'', based on a novel ...
'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Short Skirts'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Reputation
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...
'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Cheated Love'' (1921, writer)
* ''
The Smart Sex'' (1921, writer)
* ''
Playing With Fire'' (1921/I, writer)
* ''
Forsaking All Others'' (1922, scenario)
* ''
The Altar Stairs'' (1922, scenario)
* ''
The Lavender Bath Lady'' (1922, writer)
* ''
The Married Flapper'' (1922, writer)
* ''
Her Night of Nights'' (1922, writer)
* ''
Kissed
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'' (1922, writer)
* ''
The Dangerous Little Demon'' (1922, writer)
* ''
Don't Get Personal'' (1922, writer)
* ''
A Chapter in Her Life'' (1923, adaptation)
* ''
West of the Water Tower'' (1923, writer)
* ''
The Call of the Canyon'' (1923, writer)
* ''
The Six-Fifty'' (1923, writer)
* ''
To the Last man'' (1923, writer)
* ''
Sawdust
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'' (1923, writer)
* ''
West of the Water Tower'' (1924, writer-scenarist)
* ''
My Lady of Whims'' (1925, writer)
* ''
The Silent Avenger'' (1927, adaptation)
* ''
Naughty Nanette
''Naughty Nanette'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by James Leo Meehan and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Viola Dana, Patricia Palmer, Eddie Brownell, Helen Foster, Roger Moore and Sidney De Gray. The film was released on ...
'' (1927, writer)
* ''
The Princess on Broadway'' (1927, writer)
* ''
Salvation Jane'' (1927, writer)
* ''
Crimson Romance'' (1934, additional dialogue)
* ''
Bar 20 Rides Again'' (1935, adaptation and screenplay)
* ''
The Eagle's Brood'' (1935, screenplay)
* ''
Hop-Along Cassidy'' (1935, writer)
* ''
Three on the Trail'' (1936, screenplay)
* ''
Call of the Prairie
''Call of the Prairie'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Vernon Smith. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, Muriel Evans, George "Gabby" Hayes, Chester Conklin, Al Bridg ...
'' (1936, screenplay)
* ''
Heart of the West'' (1936, screenplay)
* ''
Wall Street Cowboy
'' Wall Street Cowboy '' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.
Plot
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'' (1939, story)
* ''
Texas Terrors'' (1940, original screenplay)
* ''
Prairie Law'' (1940, screenplay)
* ''
Bullet Code'' (1940, screenplay)
* ''
Legion of the Lawless'' (1940, screenplay)
* ''
Oklahoma Renegades'' (1940, writer)
* ''
Gangs of Sonora'' (1941, original screenplay)
* ''
The Phantom Cowboy'' (1941, original screenplay)
* ''
Two Gun Sheriff
''Two Gun Sheriff'' is a 1941 American western film directed by George Sherman, written by Doris Schroeder, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Jay Novello, Lupita Tovar, Milton Kibbee and Fred Kohler Jr. It was released on April ...
'' (1941, screenplay)
* ''
A Missouri Outlaw'' (1941, writer)
* ''
Kansas Cyclone'' (1941, writer)
* ''
Pirates of the Prairie'' (1942, screenplay)
* ''
Arizona Terrors
''Arizona Terrors'' is a 1942 American Western (genre), Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Taylor Caven. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Reed Hadley, John Maxwell (actor), John M ...
'' (1942, story and screenplay)
* ''
Stagecoach Express'' (1942, story)
* ''
Westward Ho'' (1942, writer)
* ''
Bandits of the Badlands'' (1945, story and screenplay)
* ''
Death Valley
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Death Valley's Badwat ...
'' (1946, writer)
* ''
Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1946, writer)
* ''
Dangerous Venture'' (1947, screenplay)
* ''
Fool's Gold
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'' (1947, screenplay)
* ''
False Paradise'' (1948, additional dialogue)
* ''
Strange Gamble
''Strange Gamble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Doris Schroeder, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, James Craven and Robert William ...
'' (1948, screenplay)
* ''
Sinister Journey'' (1948, screenplay)
* ''
The Gay Amigo'' (1949, original screenplay)
* ''
The Lone Ranger
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He first appeared in 1933 in a ...
'' (1949–1950, 3 episodes)
* ''
Bar 20 Rides Again'' (1950, archive footage, dialogue)
* ''
Three on a Trail'' (1950, dialogue, archive footage)
* ''
Heart of the West'' (1950, dialogue, archive footage)
* ''
Border Justice'' (1951, dialogue, archive footage)
* ''
Danger Trail
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Faraday's last appearance in the 1950s was in ''World's Finest C ...
'' (1951, dialogue, archive footage)
* ''
Prairie Vengeance'' (1951, dialogue, archive footage)
Published works
* ''Annie Oakley in Danger at Diablo'' (1955)
* ''Rin Tin Tin and Call to Danger'' (1957)
* ''Annie Oakley in the Ghost Town Secret'' (1957)
* ''Annie Oakley in Double Trouble'' (1958)
* ''Walt Disney's Spin and Marty Trouble at Triple-R'' (1958)
* ''Gunsmoke'' (1958)
* ''Lassie: Forbidden Valley'' (1959)
* ''The Lennon Sisters the Secret of Holiday Island: The Secret of Holiday Island'' (1960)
* ''Walt Disney's Annette: Sierra Summer'' (1960)
* ''Walt Disney's Annette, the Desert Inn Mystery'' (1961)
* ''Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery at Moonstone Bay'' (1962)
* ''The Beverly Hillbillies: The Saga of Wildcat Creek'' (1962)
* ''Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery at Smugglers' Cove'' (1963)
* ''Patty Duke and Mystery Mansion'' (1964)
* ''Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery of Medicine Wheel'' (1964)
* ''Patty Duke and the Adventure of the Chinese Junk'' (1966)
* '' Lassie Forbidden Valley'' (1969)
Notes
External links
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1893 births
1981 deaths
20th-century American novelists
American women novelists
Writers from Queens, New York
Novelists from New York City
American women screenwriters
20th-century American women writers
Screenwriters from New York (state)
20th-century American screenwriters