Tom Reed (1901–1961) was an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He began his career working at

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and later spent time at

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and

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. His 1954 screenplay for '' Night People'' was nominated for the

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. His final years were spent working in television.

Filmography

* ''

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...

'' (1925) * '' Painted Ponies'' (1927) * ''

A Man's Past ''A Man's Past'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Conrad Veidt, Barbara Bedford, and Ian Keith. Cast * Conrad Veidt as Paul La Roche * Barbara Bedford as Yvonne Fontaine * Ian Keith as Dr. Fontai ...

'' (1927) * '' Galloping Fury'' (1927) * ''

The Lone Eagle The Lone Eagle is a 1927 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson, based on the story by Emilie Johnson, and starring Raymond Keane, Barbara Kent and Nigel Barrie. It was released by Universal Pictures on September 18, 1927. Plot ...

'' (1927) * '' The Last Performance'' (1927) * '' Wild Beauty'' (1927) * '' Out All Night'' (1927) * ''

Stop That Man! ''Stop That Man!'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Nat Ross and starring Arthur Lake, Barbara Kent and Eddie Gribbon.Langman p.398 The screenplay concerns a man who accidentally assists a group of criminals. Plot summary The ...

'' (1928) * '' Thanks for the Buggy Ride'' (1928) * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1928) * '' Red Lips'' (1928) * ''

A Trick of Hearts ''A Trick of Hearts'' is a lost 1928 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Carrie Patience has been elected as the new town sheriff. In ...

'' (1928) * '' The First Kiss'' (1928) * ''

The Grip of the Yukon ''The Grip of the Yukon'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle, the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Neil Hamilton, and is based on a novel by William MacL ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Rawhide Kid'' (1928) * '' The Last Warning'' (1928) * '' Lonesome'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...

'' (1929) * ''

Synthetic Sin Synthetic Sin is a 1929 American Synchronized sound comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, based on a play of the same name. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using bot ...

'' (1929) * '' The Girl on the Barge'' (1929) * ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the per ...

'' (1929) * '' The Charlatan'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Melody Lane'' (1929) * '' Hell's Heroes'' (1929) * '' The Night Ride'' (1930) * '' The Storm'' (1930) * '' East Is West'' (1930) * '' Oriente es Occident'' (1930) * ''

The Boudoir Diplomat ''The Boudoir Diplomat'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, from the play ''The Command To Love'' by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar. The film is p ...

'' (1930) * ''

Don Juan diplomático Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Guj ...

'' (1931) * '' Boudoir diplomatique'' (1931) * '' Reckless Living'' (1931) * '' The Homicide Squad'' (1931) * '' Bad Sister'' (1931) * ''

Lasca of the Rio Grande ''Lasca of the Rio Grande'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the poem "Lasca" by Frank Desprez. Plot Rio Grande dance hall girl Lasca becomes involved in a love triangle between herself, her true love Miles Kincaid, and wealthy Mexica ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Law and Order'' (1932) * ''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste ...

'' (1932) * '' Radio Patrol'' (1932) * ''

Afraid to Talk ''Afraid to Talk'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern, George Meeker and Robert Warwick. The film was released on Dec ...

'' (1932) * '' Laughter in Hell'' (1933) * '' S.O.S. Iceberg'' (1933) * '' Bombay Mail'' (1934) * ''

Babbitt Babbitt may refer to: Fiction * ''Babbitt'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis ** ''Babbitt'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film based on the novel ** ''Babbitt'' (1934 film), a 1934 film based on the novel *Babbit, the family name of the titl ...

'' (1934) * '' Love Birds'' (1934) * '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) * '' The Florentine Dagger'' (1935) * ''

Bride of Frankenstein ''Bride of Frankenstein'' is a 1935 American Gothic science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film ''Frankenstein''. As with the first film, ''Bride of Frankenstein'' was directed by James Whale starring ...

'' (1935) * ''

Mary Jane's Pa ''Mary Jane's Pa'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Tom Reed and Peter Milne. The film stars Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson, and Nan Grey. The film was released by W ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Case of the Curious Bride ''The Case of the Curious Bride'' is a 1935 American mystery film, the second in a series of four starring Warren William as Perry Mason, following ''The Case of the Howling Dog''. The script was based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Erl ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Case of the Velvet Claws ''The Case of the Velvet Claws'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Warren William, Claire Dodd and Wini Shaw. It is based on the first Perry Mason novel (1933) by Erle Stanley Gardner and featuring the fo ...

'' (1936) * ''

Love Begins at Twenty ''Love Begins at 20'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dalton Trumbo and Tom Reed, based on the 1929 play ''Broken Dishes'' by Martin Flavin. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Patricia Ellis, Warren Hull, Hobar ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Captain's Kid ''The Captain's Kid'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Tom Reed. The film stars May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan, Fred Lawrence and Dick Purcell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Novembe ...

'' (1936) * '' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Marry the Girl'' (1937) * ''

Gold Diggers of 1937 ''Gold Diggers of 1937'' is a Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, who were married at the time, with Glenda Farrell and ...

'' (1937) * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) * ''

On Dress Parade ''The 'Dead End' Kids "On Dress Parade"'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. film that marked the first time The Dead End Kids headlined a film without any other well-known actors. Plot A hero of World War I, Colonel William Duncan, is on his deathbed. He ...

'' (1939) * ''

Calling Philo Vance ''Calling Philo Vance'' is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also fea ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Man Who Talked Too Much ''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Walter DeLeon and Earl Baldwin. Starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobias ...

'' (1940) * '' Hello, Annapolis'' (1942) * '' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Spoilers'' (1942) * ''

Two Tickets to London ''Two Tickets to London'' is a 1943 American drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis. ...

'' (1943) * '' Up in Mabel's Room'' (1944) * ''

Moss Rose Moss Rose, known as The Leasing.com Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, which is the home ground of Macclesfield F.C., and the former home of Macclesfield Town F.C., a club wound up in Se ...

'' (1947) * '' The Spirit of West Point'' (1947) * '' The Untamed Breed'' (1948) * '' Red Stallion in the Rockies'' (1949) * ''

David Harding, Counterspy ''David Harding, Counterspy'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Willard Parker. It was based on the radio series '' Counterspy''. Howard St John reprised his role as David Harding in '' Counterspy Meet ...

'' (1950) * ''

Soldiers Three ''Soldiers Three'' is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. The three soldiers of the title are Learoyd, Mulvaney and Ortheris, who had also appeared previously in the collection ''Plain Tales from the Hills''. The current version ...

'' (1951) * '' The Light Touch'' (1951) * '' Back to God's Country'' (1953) * '' Night People'' (1954)

Personal

In 1940, a $663 court judgment was entered against Reed for a "beating administered" when an attorney, Louis L. Goldman, served papers on him concerning an alimony claim by Reed's ex-wife.

References

Bibliography

* Thomas McNulty. ''Errol Flynn: The Life and Career''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1901 births 1961 deaths American male screenwriters People from Shelton, Washington 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1900s-stub