John Gerald Hawks (1874-1940) was an American

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. He wrote several scripts for

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's Kay-Bee Pictures. He also wrote the first photoplay featuring

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. One of his scripts was made as a tribute to the deceased jurist

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. His career ended with the transition to talking pictures requiring scripted dialogue.

Filmography

*'' The Quakeress'' (1913) *''

The Geisha ''The Geisha, a story of a tea house'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts. The score was composed by Sidney Jones to a libretto by Owen Hall, with lyrics by Harry Greenbank. Additional songs were written by Lionel Monckton and Jame ...

'' (1914) *'' Aloha Oe'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''"Bad Buck" of Santa Ynez'' (1915) *''D'artagnan'' (1915) *''House of His Fathers'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''Raiders'' (1915) co-written with Ince *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

'' (1916) *'' The Vagabond Prince'' (1916) * '' The Raiders'' (1916) *'' The Primal Lure'' (1916), an adaptation of a

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novel *''

Somewhere in France ''Somewhere in France'' is a 1916 silent film, silent era war film, war espionage drama film, drama film, motion picture starring Louise Glaum and Howard C. Hickman. film director, Directed by Charles Giblyn and film producer, produced by Thoma ...

'' (1916), based on a book *''

Chicken Casey ''Chicken Casey'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Dorothy Dalton, Charles Gunn and Howard Hickman.Connelly p.47 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot sum ...

'' (1917) *''

Wooden Shoes ''Wooden Shoes'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Jack Livingston, and Joseph J. Dowling. Cast Production Village scenes were filmed on the lot of Triangle Studio in Cul ...

'' (1917) *''

A Strange Transgressor ''A Strange Transgressor'' is a 1917 silent drama film starring Louise Glaum, J. Barney Sherry, and Colin Chase. Directed by Reginald Barker and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was adapted by J. G. Hawks from the story by John ...

'' (1917), from a story * '' Paws of the Bear'' (1917) *''

The Firefly of Tough Luck ''The Firefly of Tough Luck'' is an American 1917 silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by J. G. Hawks. It was produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation, and starred Alma Rubens and Charles Gunn. Plot The Firef ...

'' (1917) *'' The Bride of Hate'' (1917) * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'' (also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'') is a 1948 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Farnham Baxter, Cyril Chamberlain, Sydney Bromley and Stanley Thurs ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Last of the Ingrams ''The Last of the Ingrams'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring William Desmond, Margery Wilson and Robert McKim.Katchmer p.404 Cast * William Desmond as Jules Ingram * Margery Wilson as Mercy Reed * ...

'' (1917) * '' Paddy O'Hara'' (1917) * ''

Blood Will Tell ''Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo'', released as in Japan, is a 2004 PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series '' Dororo'', which was created by Osamu Tezuka. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru, who ha ...

'' (1917) *'' Truthful Tulliver '' (1917) * '' Time Locks and Diamonds'' (1917) * '' The Tar Heel Warrior'' (1917) *''

The Millionaire Vagrant ''The Millionaire Vagrant'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer and J. Barney Sherry. Plot Wealthy young man Steven du Peyster encounters more adventures than he might ...

'' (1917) *''

Flare-Up Sal ''Flare-Up Sal'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Dorothy Dalton. Thomas H. Ince produced and released through Paramount Pictures. Cast * Dorothy Dalton as Flare-Up Sal *Thurston Hall as ...

'' (1918) *'' Partners Three'' (1919) *''

Under Crimson Skies ''Under Crimson Skies'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter and Mabel Ballin. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Plot Cas ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Glorious Fool ''The Glorious Fool'' is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Helene Chadwick, Richard Dix and Vera Lewis.Munden p.297 It was based on the short stories ''In the Pavillion'' and ''Twenty-Tw ...

'' (1922) *'' Hearts Aflame'' (1923) *'' The Sea Hawk'' (1924) *''

The Splendid Road ''The Splendid Road'' is a 1925 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert Frazer, and Lionel Barrymore. Based upon the novel of the same name by Vingie E. Roe, the film is set during the 1849 Ca ...

'' (1925) *''

Her Husband's Secret ''Her Husband's Secret'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Antonio Moreno, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Ruth Clifford. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, tiring of his home life, Leon Kent (Mc ...

'' (1925) *''

The Price of Pleasure ''The Price of Pleasure'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Virginia Valli, Norman Kerry, and Louise Fazenda. Plot As described in a film magazine, Garry Schuyler (Kerry), a young millionaire, is charm ...

'' (1925) *'' Percy'' (1925) *'' The Combat'' (1926) *''

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'' (1926) *'' Enemies of Society'' (1927) *''

The Sonora Kid The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another o ...

'' (1927) * ''

Ladies Beware ''Ladies Beware'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring George O'Hara, Nola Luxford and Kathleen Myers.Munden p.412 Synopsis Jack, a jewel thief, is advised to leave town by the police. Before he does so ...

'' (1927) *'' Shanghaied'' (1927) *''

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'' (1928) *'' The Michigan Kid'' (1928) *'' Melody Lane'' (1929)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawks, J. G. Silent film screenwriters 20th-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 1874 births 1940 deaths