Fanny Hatton (1875 – November 27, 1939) was an American playwright and screenwriter known for the works she wrote with her husband/writing partner, Frederic Hatton. The couple, who had many of their works presented on

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—were known foremost for their comedies.

Biography

She began writing after her first husband, John Kenneth Mackenzie, was killed in Mexico in an incident that was widely covered. It was through her writing that she met Frederic Hatton, the drama critic who became her writing partner and second husband. Together they wrote dozens of plays and screenplays between 1912 and the early 1930s. Some of their Broadway productions include ''Years of Discretion'' (1912), ''The Great Lover'' (1915), ''Upstairs and Down'' (1916), ''Lombardi, Ltd.'' (1917), ''The Indestructible Wife'' (1918), ''The Squab Farm'' (1918), ''The Checkerboard'' (1920), ''We Girls '' (1921), ''Treat 'em Rough '' (1926), ''Synthetic Sin '' (1927), ''Love, Honor and Betray '' (1930), ''His Majesty's Car '' (1930), ''The Stork is Dead '' (1932), and ''The Great Lover '' (1932).Entries for Fanny Hutton and Frederic Hutton
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Selected filmography

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The Squab Farm ''The Squab Farm'' was a comedic play about the film industry staged on Broadway in 1918. It was written by Fanny Hatton and Frederic Hatton, and staged at the Bijou Theatre on Broadway. It starred several former film directors as well as actress ...

'' (1918) * '' The Land of Hope'' (1921) * '' Peacock Alley'' (1922) * '' Big Dan'' (1923) * '' South Sea Love'' (1923) * '' The Wolf Man'' (1924) * ''

Married Flirts ''Married Flirts'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert Vignola and starring Pauline Frederick, Mae Busch, and Conrad Nagel. The screenplay, written by Julia Ivers, is based on Louis Joseph Vance's 1923 best seller ''Mrs. Pa ...

'' (1924) * '' Circe the Enchantress'' (1924) * '' Madonna of the Streets'' (1924) * '' Star Dust Trail'' (1924) * '' Curlytop'' (1924) * ''

Cheaper to Marry ''Cheaper to Marry'' is a 1925 American film starring Conrad Nagel, Lewis Stone, Marguerite De La Motte and Paulette Duval. The film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and written by Alice D. G. Miller based upon a play by Samuel Shipman. Plot A ...

'' (1925) * '' The Mad Whirl'' (1925) * '' The Heart of a Siren'' (1925) * ''

The Love Gamble ''The Love Gamble'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Lillian Rich, Robert Frazer and Pauline Garon. Cast * Lillian Rich as Peggy Mason * Robert Frazer as Douglas Wyman * Pauline Garon as Jennie Howar ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Kiss Barrier ''The Kiss Barrier'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and written by Eugenie Magnus Ingleton. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Claire Adams, Diana Miller, Marion Harlan, Thomas R. Mills, and Charles Clary. The ...

'' (1925) * '' Wreckage'' (1925) * ''

The Manicure Girl ''The Manicure Girl'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bebe Daniels. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a poor young manicurist becomes engaged to a poor young man who has sav ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Auction Block'' (1926) * '' Money Talks'' (1926) * ''

The Bugle Call ''The Bugle Call'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jackie Coogan and Claire Windsor, which was released on August 6, 1927. The Lost Film Files database lists this film as being lost film, lost. Pl ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Woman Against the World ''A Woman Against the World'' is a lost 1928 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Harrison Ford, Georgia Hale, and Lee Moran. Cast * Harrison Ford as Schuyler Van Loan * Georgia Hale as Carol Hill * Lee Moran as B ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Man in Hobbles ''The Man in Hobbles'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring John Harron, Lila Lee and Lucien Littlefield.Babington & Barr p.133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert. Cast ...

'' (1928) * '' The Albany Night Boat'' (1928) * ''

The Tragedy of Youth ''The Tragedy of Youth'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Warner Baxter and William Collier Jr. It was produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, one of the largest independent ...

'' (1928) * ''

Beautiful But Dumb ''Beautiful But Dumb'' is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Charles Byer and George E. Stone. The film is believed to be lost. Plot A stenographer has a makeover and scheme ...

'' (1928) * '' Domestic Meddlers'' (1928) * '' The Power of Silence'' (1928) * ''

The Spirit of Youth ''The Spirit of Youth'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A complete print of the film exists. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Betty Grant * Larry Kent as Jim Kenney * Betty Francisco as Claire Ewing * Maurice Murphy ...

'' (1929) * ''

Painted Faces ''Painted Faces'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Devil's Apple Tree ''The Devil's Apple Tree'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Larry Kent and Edward Martindel.Pitts p.409 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Dorothy R ...

'' (1929) * '' Molly and Me'' (1929) * ''

My Lady's Past ''My Lady's Past'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Belle Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Alma Bennett.Pitts p.409 In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film feature ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Bachelor Girl'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Two Men and a Maid ''Two Men and a Maid'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie romantic drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring William Collier Jr., Alma Bennett, and Eddie Gribbon.Pitts p. 409 In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talk ...

'' (1929) * '' Her Unborn Child'' (1930) * '' Damaged Love'' (1931) * '' Just a Gigolo'' (1931) * '' Tonight or Never'' (1931)

References

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