Milton Raison (1903-1982) was an American screenwriter for both film and television. He was also known as George Milton, George Wallace Sayre, and George Sayre. His first credit was ''

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'' in 1933, which he co-wrote with

Keene Thompson Keene Thompson (born November 15, 1885 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died July 11, 1937 in Hollywood, California) was a story, scenario and screenwriter who worked in the film industry from 1920 to 1937. Career Thompson had a small acting role in t ...

. Over the next 20 years he would write the screenplay, story, or both on over 70 films. With the advent of television, he also worked on several TV shows during the 1950s. His credits during the 1930s include ''

Strictly Dynamite ''Strictly Dynamite'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Lupe Vélez and Jimmy Durante. Premise Norman Foster plays a poet whose life changes when he begins writing comedy for Durante and develops an infatu ...

'' (1934), ''

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'' (1937), ''

Torture Ship ''Torture Ship'' is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story " A Thousand Deaths". The film stars Lyle Talbot as a mad scientist who performs experiments regarding "the crim ...

'' (1939), and ''

The Man They Could Not Hang ''The Man They Could Not Hang'' is a 1939 American horror film directed by Nick Grinde from a screenplay by Karl Brown. It stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Henryk Savaard,Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 pp ...

'' (1939). His 1940s credits include ''

Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona ''Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Milton Raison. The film is the sixth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty ...

'' (1941), '' Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942),

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's last starring role in 1943's ''

Lady from Chungking ''Lady from Chungking'' is a 1942 American war film. Plot In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots ...

'', '' The Contender'' (1944), ''

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'' (1944), '' Forever Yours'' (1945), the 1945

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film, '' The Shanghai Cobra'', and ''

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'' (1948). In the 1950s he penned '' A Modern Marriage'' (1950), ''

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'', ''

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'' (1953), ''

The Homesteaders ''The Homesteaders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and starring Bill Elliott, Robert Lowery, and Emmett Lynn. Cast *Bill Elliott as Mace Corbin * Robert Lowery as Clyde Moss *Emmett Lynn as Old Grimer *George W ...

'', and his final film credit, 1953's '' Old Overland Trail''. In 1962 he received a story credit when ''A Modern Marriage'' was re-made as '' Frigid Wife''. His first television credit was in 1952, when he wrote an episode of ''

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''. Other television credits include ''

The Adventures of Kit Carson ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' is an American Western that aired from 1951 to 1955. The show ran for four seasons and consisted of 104 episodes over four years. The original air date was Saturday, August 11, 1951. It concluded on January 22, 19 ...

'', ''

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'', and '' The Millionaire''. His final credit was in 1960 on '' The Texan''.

Filmography

(Per AFI database) *''

Big Time or Bust ''Big Time or Bust'' is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron. Plot Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his assistant. Before eve ...

'' (1933) - screenplay *'' Reform Girl'' (1933) - adaptation *''

'' (1933) - screenplay *''

'' (1934) - additional dialogue *''

The Code of the Mounted ''The Code of the Mounted'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield from a screenplay by Milton Raison. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Robert Warwick Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, ...

'' (1935) - story, adaptation *'' Racing Luck'' (1935) - story, screenplay *'' Song of the Trail'' (1936) - screenplay *'' Go-Get-'Em-Haines'' (1936) - original story, adaptation *'' Flying Hostess'' (1936) - original story *'' Country Gentlemen'' (1936) - story *''

'' (1937) - story *'' Mis Dos Amore'' (1938) - screenplay *''

'' (1939) - screenplay *''

'' (1939) - story *'' Girl from Rio'' (1939) - original screenplay *''

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'' (1939) - screenplay *''

Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of fil ...

'' (1940) - adaptation *'' West of Carson'' (1940) - screenplay *'' Murder on the Yukon'' (1940) - screenplay *'' Double Cross'' (1941) - screenplay *''

'' (1941) - original story *'' Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) - original screenplay *'' Secrets of a Co-Ed'' (1942) - original screenplay *'' Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) - original screenplay *'' Rolling Down the Great Divide'' (1942) - original screenplay *'' Jungle Siren'' (1942) - original story *'' Unseen Enemy'' (1942) - concept *'' Bombs Over Burma'' (1942) - original screenplay *''

'' (1942) - original story *''

Queen of Broadway ''Queen of Broadway'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Rusty McCullough and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Buster Crabbe, Paul Bryar, Emmett Lynn, Donald Mayo and Isabelle LaMal. The f ...

'' (1943) - original story *'' Wings Over the Pacific'' (1943) - original screenplay *'' Nearly Eighteen'' (1943) - screenplay *''

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'' (1943) - original story *'' Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) - original screenplay *''

Where Are Your Children? ''Where Are Your Children?'' is a 1943 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by Hilary Lynn and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison, John Litel, Gertrude Michael and Anthony Warde. T ...

'' (1943) - screenplay *'' The Sultan's Daughter'' (1944) - original screenplay *'' The Contender'' (1944) - original story *'' Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944) - original story, screenplay *''

'' (1944) - screenplay *''

His Brother's Ghost ''His Brother's Ghost'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to figh ...

'' (1945) - story, screenplay *''

Black Market Babies ''Black Market Babies'' is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. The film has been released on dvd. Plot A small-time hood teams up with an alcoholic obstetrician to set up a private ma ...

'' (1945) - screenplay *'' Border Badmen'' (1945) - story, screenplay *'' Forever Yours'' (1945) - original screenplay *'' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) - screenplay *'' High Powered'' (1945) - screenplay *'' The Phantom of 42nd Street'' (1945) - screenplay *''

Secrets of a Sorority Girl ''Secrets of a Sorority Girl'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and Frank Wisbar and written by George Wallace Sayre and Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Mary Ware, Rick Vallin, Addison Richards, Ray Walker, Marie Harmon a ...

'' (1946) - original story *'' Terrors on Horseback'' (1946) - story, screenplay *'' The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' (1946) - original screenplay *''

Spoilers of the North ''Spoilers of the North'' is a 1947 American film directed by Richard Sale and starring Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray (billed as "Adrian Booth"), and Evelyn Ankers. Plot summary Cast * Paul Kelly as Matt Garraway *Lorna Gray as Jane Koster (Bil ...

'' (1947) - original screenplay *'' Web of Danger'' (1947) - original screenplay *'' Stage Struck'' (1948) - screenplay *''

'' (1948) - original story *'' Big Town Scandal'' (1948) - original screenplay *''

Mr. Reckless ''Mr. Reckless'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald. Cast *William Eythe as Jeff Lundy *Barbara Britton Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980) was an American ...

'' (1948) - original screenplay *'' Speed to Spare'' (1948) - original screenplay *'' Dynamite'' (1949) - original screenplay *'' State Department File 649'' (1949) - original story, screenplay *'' The Lawton Story'' (1949) - screenplay *'' Special Agent'' (1949) - concept *'' A Modern Marriage'' (1950) - screenplay *''

'' (1950) - story *'' Western Pacific Agent'' (1950) - story *'' Street Bandits'' (1951) - screenplay *'' Old Oklahoma Plains'' (1952) - screenplay *''

'' (1953) - writer *''

'' (1953) - writer *'' Old Overland Trail'' (1953) - writer *'' Frigid Wife (1962) - screenplay from ''A Modern Marriage''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raison, Milton American screenwriters 1903 births 1982 deaths 20th-century American screenwriters Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States