Joseph Franklin Poland (September 4, 1892 – March 23, 1962) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 130 films between 1913 and 1954. He was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' Drawing the Line'' (1915) * '' Patsy'' (1917) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1917) * '' A Daughter of Maryland'' (1917) * '' Wild Primrose'' (1918) * '' Set Free'' (1918) * '' The Spitfire of Seville'' (1919) * '' Yvonne from Paris'' (1919) * '' A Bachelor's Wife'' (1919) * '' The Intrusion of Isabel'' (1919) * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * '' A Thousand to One'' (1920) * '' Blind Hearts'' (1921) * '' Princess Jones'' (1921) * '' The Cup of Life'' (1921) * '' Elope If You Must'' (1922) * '' Madness of Youth'' (1923) * '' Good-By Girls!'' (1923) * '' Man's Size'' (1923) * '' The Night Hawk'' (1924) * '' The Half-Way Girl'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' Hold That Lion'' (1926) * '' The Sophomore'' (1929) * '' Overland with Kit Carson'' (1930) * '' The Lawless Nineties'' (1936) * '' Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (1940) * '' Jungle Girl'' (1941) * '' King of the Texas Rangers'' (1941) * '' Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.'' (1941) * '' Spy Smasher'' (1942) * '' Perils of Nyoka'' (1942) * '' King of the Mounties'' (1942) * '' G-Men vs the Black Dragon'' (1943) * '' Daredevils of the West'' (1943) * '' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1944) * '' Haunted Harbor'' (1944) * '' Zorro's Black Whip'' (1944) * '' Manhunt of Mystery Island'' (1945) * '' Federal Operator 99'' (1945) * '' The Purple Monster Strikes'' (1945) * '' Stage to Mesa City'' (1947) * '' Black Hills'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' Bruce Gentry'' (1949) * '' Batman and Robin'' (1949) * '' Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950) * '' Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere'' (1951) * '' Fargo'' (1952)

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