Writing

Julian Harmon

Born — Died

1908-10-18 — 1966-11-03

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

17 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Unknown poster
6.3

"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.

The Unknown

1946

Keep 'Em Sailing poster
7.5

An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

Pier 23 poster
5.5

Pier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison.

Pier 23

1951

Buyer Beware poster
6.5

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

Buyer Beware

1940

Main Street Today poster
6.3

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional workforce, for increased production of materials needed by the military, might come from.

Main Street Today

1944

Roaring City poster
5.1

A San Francisco private eye finds himself under suspicion while investigating a prizefighter's murder.

Roaring City

1951

The Rookie Bear poster
6.2

In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.

The Rookie Bear

1941

Danger Zone poster
4.2

A San Francisco man is paid to bid on a saxophone and escort a woman to a yacht party.

Danger Zone

1951

Army Champions poster
6.0

This Pete Smith Specialty short focuses on the young men who have signed up for the U.S. Army. The film uses the analogy of the speed, accuracy, and teamwork of sports and how these qualities are translated into the weapons training of American soldiers. We watch target practice by Army personnel with shoulder weapons, mortars, and various artillery pieces.

Army Champions

1941

No artwork available
6.0

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, average housewife Mrs. George T. Hardnose's day is recalled.

A Wife's Life

1950

No artwork available
NR

A Christian movie produced in 1949 by Family Films that shows a teenager named Bill who takes out the family car without a drivers license or his father's permission. Bill then gets into a accident and runs. Later young Bill has to deal with the authorities and his father!

Unto Thyself Be True

1949

Of Pups and Puzzles poster
7.2

This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.

Of Pups and Puzzles

1941

Willie and the Mouse poster
10.0

John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.

Willie and the Mouse

1941

Wrong Way Butch poster
6.4

This Pete Smith Specialty short was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor. Using humor, it shows what can happen when tools and machinery are misused and safety warnings are ignored.

Wrong Way Butch

1950

Bargain Madness poster
6.2

In this comedic Pete Smith Specialty short, women battle for bargains in a department store.

Bargain Madness

1951

Once Over Lightly poster
6.5

The big Barber College competition between rivals Clipton and Beardsley is coming up and everything is on the line for professor and coach Kapouris. But thanks to a secret depilatory he developed, Clipton has the edge.

Once Over Lightly

1938

No artwork available
6.5

At the Dimsdale Hall Finishing School, Assistant Dean Emily Godsall declares that any student who associates herself with swing music will be severely punished. Complications develop when she finds out that her boyfriend, a chemistry professor at the school, is also a well-known swing bandleader.

Somewhat Secret

1939