Jefferson Moffitt (December 17, 1887 – April 8, 1954) was an American

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and

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. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1923 and 1953. He was born in

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, and died in

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Partial filmography

* '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923) * ''

The Eagle's Talons ''The Eagle's Talons'' is a 1923 American film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Fred Thomson Frederick Clifton Thomson (February 26, 1890 – December 25, 1928) was an American silent film cowbo ...

'' (1923) * ''

In the Days of Daniel Boone ''In the Days of Daniel Boone'' is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The 15-episode serial is considered to be lost. A trailer is included in the DVD ''More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894 ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Other Kind of Love ''The Other Kind of Love'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Edith Yorke.Darby p.451 Cast * William Fairbanks as Adam Benton * Dorothy Revier as Elsie * Edith York ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Cowboy and the Flapper ''The Cowboy and the Flapper'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Jack Richardson. Cast * William Fairbanks as Dan Patterson * Dorothy Revier as Alice Allison * Ja ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Martyr Sex ''The Martyr Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and William Dyer.Connelly p.384 this film is now believed to be lost Synopsis In the rural South, a Doctor goes to a ...

'' (1924) * '' Battling Bunyan'' (1924) * ''

Butter Fingers ''Butter Fingers'' is a 1925 American silent film sports comedy film directed by Del Lord starring Billy Bevan Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris; 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian who became a ...

'' (1925) * ''

Mulhall's Greatest Catch ''Mulhall's Greatest Catch'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Kathleen Myers and Henry Victor.Journeys of Desire p.461 It is also known by the alternative title of ''When Heroes L ...

'' (1926) * ''

Legionnaires in Paris ''Legionnaires in Paris'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Al Cooke, Kit Guard, and Louise Lorraine. It was also known by the alternative title of ''French Leave''. Plot Two doughboys ...

'' (1927) * ''

Crazy to Act ''Crazy to Act'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Ethel St. John was in love with the bland, but poor, Arthur Young. Mrs. St. John, Ethel's mother, preferred, however, the millionaire Gordon Bagley, to be Et ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Good-Bye Kiss ''The Good-Bye Kiss'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and written by Jefferson Moffitt, Mack Sennett and Carl Harbaugh. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musica ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Campus Vamp ''The Campus Vamp'' is a 1928 American silent comedy short starring Daphne Pollard and Johnny Burke. "This early Mack Sennett comedy features a young Carole Lombard as well as the early two color Technicolor film" for a beach sequence that incl ...

'' (1928) * ''

Bonnie Scotland ''Bonnie Scotland'' is a 1935 American film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of the action is set in British India ...

'' (1935) * ''

Kelly the Second ''Kelly the Second'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Gus Meins and starring Patsy Kelly, Guinn Williams, and Charley Chase. This Hal Roach studio film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The title is a pun, "Second" refer ...

'' (1936) * ''

Always in Trouble ''Always in Trouble'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, and written by Robert Chapin and Karen DeWolf. The film stars Jane Withers, Jean Rogers, Arthur Treacher, Robert Kellard, Eddie Collins and Andrew Tombes. The film ...

'' (1938)

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