Ewart Adamson (23 October 1882 – 28 November 1945) was a Scottish

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 ...

. He wrote for more than 120 films between 1922 and 1944. He was born in

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

, Scotland, and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

* '' South of Suva'' (1922) * '' The Silent Guardian'' (1925) * '' Go Straight'' (1925) * '' The Night Cry'' (1926) * '' Flashing Fangs'' (1926) * '' The Impostor'' (1926) * ''

The Jade Cup ''The Jade Cup'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Evelyn Brent, Jack Luden and Eugene Borden.Munden p.391 Cast * Evelyn Brent as Peggy Allen * Jack Luden as Billy Crossan * Eugene Bord ...

'' (1926) * '' Flaming Fury'' (1926) * '' Home Struck'' (1927) * '' Not for Publication'' (1927) * '' The Desert Bride'' (1928) * '' Dead Man's Curve'' (1928) * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1928) * '' Barnum Was Right'' (1929) * ''

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York (s ...

'' (1932) * '' Guests Wanted'' (1932) * ''

The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...

'' (1934) * '' Allez Oop'' (1934) * '' False Pretenses'' (1935) * '' In Paris, A.W.O.L.'' (1936) * '' House of Errors'' (1942) * '' Haunted Harbor'' (1944)

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