Douglas Bronston (1887 – 1951) was an American screenwriter and writer.

Biography

Born in 1887 in

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, Bronston worked at newspapers before joining the Balboa Amusement Producing Company's scenario department as one of several newspaper men recruited into the film industry. He wrote the stories for various films and

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s as well as screenplays based on stories written by others. He died in 1951 in

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Filmography

*'' Neal of the Navy'' (1915) *'' The Grip of Evil'' (1916), a serial *'' Scratched'' (1916) *'' The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee'' (1917) based on the short story "The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee" by Howard Fielding (a

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of Charles Witherle Hooke) *''

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'' (1919) *'' An Amateur Devil'' (1920) *''

She Couldn't Help It ''She Couldn't Help It'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy-drama and romance film directed by Maurice Campbell and starring Bebe Daniels. The story is based on the novel ''In the Bishop’s Carriage'' by Miriam Michelson and play of the sa ...

'' (1920), with Channing Pollock *''

The Outside Woman ''The Outside Woman'' is a lost 1921 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Douglas Bronston. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Clyde Fillmore, Sidney Bracey, Rosita Marstini, Misao Seki, and Thena Jasper. The film was released in ...

'' (1921) *'' The House That Jazz Built'' (1921) *'' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), a serial, one of the writers *'' An Enemy of Men'' (1925) * '' Shameful Behavior?'' (1926) * ''

Redheads Preferred ''Redheads Preferred'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Marjorie Daw and Theodore von Eltz.Slide p.242 It was produced by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures. The film's sets were ...

'' (1926) *''

When the Wife's Away ''When the Wife's Away'' is a 1926 American silent domestic comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring George K. Arthur and Dorothy Revier. Written by Douglas Bronston, it was released by Columbia Pictures on October 26, 1926. Ca ...

'' (1926) *''

The Thrill Hunter The Thrill Hunter is the title of two films: * ''The Thrill Hunter'' (1926 film), an American silent comedy adventure film * ''The Thrill Hunter'' (1933 film), an American pre-Code comedy film {{SIA, films ...

'' (1926) *'' Snowbound'' (1927) *''

Husband Hunters ''Husband Hunters'' is a 1927 American comedy-drama silent film released by Tiffany Productions, directed by John G. Adolfi, and starring Mae Busch, Charles Delaney and Jean Arthur. Plot The film looks at the exploits of chorus girls Marie (Ma ...

'' (1927)

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* 1887 births 1951 deaths Screenwriters from California People from Richmond, Kentucky 20th-century American newspaper editors Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1880s-stub