Writing
John Francis Larkin
Born — Died
1901-11-30 — 1965-01-06
Place of birth
New York, New York
Known for
Writing
Credits
14 titles
Known for
7.1Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...
Castle in the Desert
1942
5.5World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
9.0The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
The Man in the Trunk
1942
6.4A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
7.0A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich suckers.
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
6.0An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
Parachute Jumper
1933
Behind the camera
7.1Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...
Castle in the Desert
1942
5.5World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
9.0The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
The Man in the Trunk
1942
6.4A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
7.0A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich suckers.
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
7.0A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich suckers.
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
6.0An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
Parachute Jumper
1933
5.7Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.
The Dolly Sisters
1945
4.8Newspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free a condemned man while accusing a wealthy ex-criminal of a string of murders.
News Is Made at Night
1939
7.5A young man of privilege abandons his thankless job as a company vice-president, walks out on his spoiled wife, and joins the working classes, leading to his romance with a European immigrant.
Accent on Love
1941
5.1Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.
The Mandarin Mystery
1936
7.0A society doctor helps an insurance-company file clerk check deaths related to a big policy.
Murder Among Friends
1941
6.5FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German aviator. Meanwhile, fearless girl reporter Dallas Dayle is assigned by her editor to track down the enemy aviator and get an exclusive story. When she catches up with Grayson and Max, Dallas is under the impression that Grayson is a rival reporter and Max is the genuine fugitive.
Man at Large
1941
6.0The Cisco Kid and his buddy Gordito arrive in town and learn that Cisco is supposedly dead. Not only that: Before his death, he is believed to have attempted to steal Susan Wetherby's land.
The Gay Caballero
1940
