Writing

John Grey

Born — Died

1885-12-19 — 1964-12-11

Place of birth

New York, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

35 titles

Known for

No artwork available
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Two men quarrel about the design of an aircraft engine and go their separate ways, each attempting to prove the other wrong by winning an aircraft race with his own version of the design. The son of one of the men, who has been serving in the Air Mail Service, goes to work for his father's rival and falls in love with the rival's daughter. The children together design an engine incorporating elements from both of the rival designs and enter it in the air race, easily winning. The children's love and accomplishments reunite their parents.

Wide Open

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All the World's a Stooge poster
6.8

The stooges are window washers who lose their jobs after Moe impersonates the dentist in whose office they were cleaning. On the run, they are hired by a millionaire to pose as children. It seems the man's wife wants to adopt some refugees to impress her society friends. Moe is Johnny, Curly is Frankie and Larry is Mabel. Everything goes fairly well as the lady shows off the stooges to her friends, but they finally irritate her husband so much that he goes after them with an ax.

All the World's a Stooge

1941

Swingin' on a Rainbow poster
7.0

A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

I'm from the City poster
7.0

Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie" Finch. Pete is entered as a competitor in a wild-west cross-country obstacle race...and has to ride without being hypnotized.

I'm from the City

1938

Coquette poster
5.9

A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

Coquette

1929

For Heaven's Sake poster
6.9

An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.

For Heaven's Sake

1926

Behind the camera

No artwork available
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Two men quarrel about the design of an aircraft engine and go their separate ways, each attempting to prove the other wrong by winning an aircraft race with his own version of the design. The son of one of the men, who has been serving in the Air Mail Service, goes to work for his father's rival and falls in love with the rival's daughter. The children together design an engine incorporating elements from both of the rival designs and enter it in the air race, easily winning. The children's love and accomplishments reunite their parents.

Wide Open

—

No artwork available
NR

Two men quarrel about the design of an aircraft engine and go their separate ways, each attempting to prove the other wrong by winning an aircraft race with his own version of the design. The son of one of the men, who has been serving in the Air Mail Service, goes to work for his father's rival and falls in love with the rival's daughter. The children together design an engine incorporating elements from both of the rival designs and enter it in the air race, easily winning. The children's love and accomplishments reunite their parents.

Wide Open

—

All the World's a Stooge poster
6.8

The stooges are window washers who lose their jobs after Moe impersonates the dentist in whose office they were cleaning. On the run, they are hired by a millionaire to pose as children. It seems the man's wife wants to adopt some refugees to impress her society friends. Moe is Johnny, Curly is Frankie and Larry is Mabel. Everything goes fairly well as the lady shows off the stooges to her friends, but they finally irritate her husband so much that he goes after them with an ax.

All the World's a Stooge

1941

Swingin' on a Rainbow poster
7.0

A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

I'm from the City poster
7.0

Pete Pepper is a shy, timid circus performer who is scared to death of horses, but rides like a whirlwind when he has been hypnotized by "Ollie" Finch. Pete is entered as a competitor in a wild-west cross-country obstacle race...and has to ride without being hypnotized.

I'm from the City

1938

Coquette poster
5.9

A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

Coquette

1929

For Heaven's Sake poster
6.9

An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.

For Heaven's Sake

1926

Rockin' in the Rockies poster
5.8

Rancher Rusty Williams is away at agricultural college and leaves his spread in the hands of his older cousin Shorty. Shorty wants to do more than run a ranch, however -- he wants to prospect for gold, but he has no money. He recruits a pair of partners in the guise of two runaway vagrants and a pair of backers in two stranded singers. But then Rusty shows up, and his four somewhat bumbling hired hands manage to compound Larry and Curly's deep ineptitude, and Rusty wants them all out of his hair.

Rockin' in the Rockies

1945

Forty Naughty Girls poster
5.6

Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.

Forty Naughty Girls

1937

No artwork available
7.0

A husband forgets his wife's birthday, but his buddy doesn't. The buddy's sleepwalking only makes the problem worse.

The Flirty Sleepwalker

1932

Canyon of the Fools poster
8.0

Veteran western performers Harry Carey and Marguerite Clayton appeared in three films together from 1923-1924: Desert Driven, Tiger Thompson and, perhaps their best, Canyon of the Fools.

Canyon of the Fools

1923

Mysterious Crossing poster
10.0

While crossing on the train ferry to New Orleans, roving reporter Addison Francis Murphy borrows money from singing hillbilly "Carolina," then loses it all in a crap game. Outside on deck, Murphy sees two men shaking hands, and after he looks away, hears a splash of water and discovers both men have disappeared...

Mysterious Crossing

1936

False Alarms poster
5.9

Three inept firemen try to avoid being fired by their increasingly exasperated chief.

False Alarms

1936

Youth's Gamble poster
9.0

William Ignatius Newton, a charmingly worthless young man, inherits a car, a dime, and a valet from his millionaire father, then sets out to learn about life. However, the elder Newton is still alive and has commissioned female detective Hazel Dawn to monitor William's activities, in the hope that the experience will make a man of him.

Youth's Gamble

1925

Super Speed poster
10.0

Pat O'Farrell, a rich young man, takes a job as a truck-driver for his uncle's milk company, and falls in love with Cliare Knight, daughter of the Knight Car Company.

Super Speed

1925

Hold Your Temper poster
NR

The day starts out fine for Leon, but as it goes on, things start to deteriorate.

Hold Your Temper

1933

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NR

That's My Meat is a 1931 Comedy short.

That's My Meat

1931

No artwork available
NR

Piecemeal, chaotic slapstick comedy revolving around honeymooners and various misunderstandings.

Moonlight and Monkey Business

1930

The Crossroads of New York poster
7.0

A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner. He catches the eye of his landlady, who somehow manages to get the man to propose to her, but he then falls in love with a pretty young socialite, and when his rich uncle dies finds himself being sued by a gold-digging vamp who wants to her her hands on his inheritance.

The Crossroads of New York

1922

Crack O' Dawn poster
6.0

The Thompson-Thorpe automobile was once a great car but dissension between the owners led to the break-up of the company, and Thompson and Thorpe have each started their own car-manufacturing company. Not knowing his true identity, Earle Thorpe Jr. has been hired by Henry Thompson to drive his new car in an upcoming race. Unknown to Thompson has two crooked mechanic/engineers on his payroll who plan to make their own car, using Thompson's plans, and win the big race themselves. Etta, Thompson’s daughter, and Earle team up to re-unite Thompson and Thorpe Sr. by taking the best features of both cars and combine them into one super car.

Crack O' Dawn

1926

The Farmer in the Dell poster
7.0

An Iowa farmer's wife makes him move to Hollywood so their daughter can become a star.

The Farmer in the Dell

1936

Too Many Wives poster
7.2

An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp.

Too Many Wives

1937

The Awful Goof poster
7.0

A girl keeps meeting Charley the wrong moments, including losing her dress in his car, and later he finds himself in her apartment. Her jealous boxer-husband is obsessed with killing Charley after seeing them together again and again.

The Awful Goof

1939

Paradise for Buster poster
7.5

Buster leaves his job after learning that he inherited a farm from an old relative.

Paradise for Buster

1952

The Leather Necker poster
NR

Harry and his ex-sergeant recall their rivalry over the same girl.

The Leather Necker

1935

Sappy Pappy poster
8.0

Andy, the owner of a bicycle shop, gets involved with one of his customers.

Sappy Pappy

1942

No artwork available
9.0

Harry and his wife move into a "modern", gimmick-laden house.

His Bridal Sweet

1935

Bluebeard, Jr poster
9.0

Newlyweds Tom and Nan Beech have trouble settling into their tiny new apartment, and once they have, they get into an argument that sends Nan storming out. Almost as soon as she is gone, Tom gets word that his uncle will give him 50 thousand dollars if he can prove he is a happily married, successful businessman.

Bluebeard, Jr

1922

Sing a Jingle poster
7.0

In Sing a Jingle, Allan Jones plays popular radio crooner Roy King, who goes to work in a war plant after being declared 4F. He falls in love with Muriel Crane, the boss' daughter, who is at first unaware of the fact that King is the heartthrob of millions (he's gotten the job under an assumed name).

Sing a Jingle

1944

The Mystery Mind poster
9.0

A murderous gang of mysterious creepy killers mark a young heiress for death. They are led by a ghostly voice known only as the "The Mystery Mind."

The Mystery Mind

1920

Lightning Strikes Twice poster
5.2

An actress goes up to a dude ranch for relaxation, when she falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of his wife's murder.

Lightning Strikes Twice

1934

Private Snuffy Smith poster
4.2

A hillbilly moonshiner enlists in the army. Monogram Pictures' comedy was inspired by the then-popular comic strip character.

Private Snuffy Smith

1942

Chinatown Charlie poster
7.0

A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.

Chinatown Charlie

1928

No artwork available
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A musical comedy laugh riot about the adventures of a New York ferry boat supporting a concert party.

Ferry-Go-Round

1934

Worldly Goods poster
5.8

A businessman who has devoted his whole life to obtaining money and power finds that he can't buy the one thing he craves: love.

Worldly Goods

1930