Writing

Gladys Atwater

Born — Died

1899-08-12 — 1988-03-25

Place of birth

Oakland, California, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Great Sioux Uprising poster
5.9

During the Civil War, in Wyoming, horse dealers Joan Britton and Stephen Cook are competing to supply the Union Army with horses. A Cherokee is in the area to stir up the Sioux against the Union just as Cook decides to steal a herd of Sioux horses. Ex-army doctor Jonathan Westgate opposes Cook’s unscrupulous methods as well as being Cook’s rival for the affections of Joan. It seems Westgate is the only one able to prevent a new Indian war.

The Great Sioux Uprising

1953

This Marriage Business poster
5.2

A cocky reporter turns a small town marriage license clerk into a media celebrity.

This Marriage Business

1938

Overland Pacific poster
5.6

A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.

Overland Pacific

1954

Crashing Hollywood poster
6.0

A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.

Crashing Hollywood

1938

American Empire poster
5.0

Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.

American Empire

1942

Crime Ring poster
5.8

Fake fortunetellers win the confidence of clients and then get them to part with their money by buying mining stocks which are worthless.

Crime Ring

1938

Parents on Trial poster
8.0

According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is elucidated in Columbia's Parents on Trial, wherein strict disciplinarian James Westley (Henry Kolker) fails to understand or appreciate the real needs and feelings of his teenaged daughter Susan (Jean Parker).

Parents on Trial

1939