Writing

Jesse Duffy

Born March 24, 1894 · Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

Died December 14, 1952 · aged 58

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jesse Duffy (March 24, 1894 – December 14, 1952), sometimes billed as J. A. Duffy, was an American serial screenwriter for Republic Pictures and Columbia Pictures during the 1940s. He also directed some of the "Mickey McGuire" series starring Mickey Rooney released by Post Pictures Corporation, and later distributed by Columbia.

Known For

Captain America

Captain America · 1944

Captain America

MovieActionAdventure

Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.

Zorro's Black Whip

Zorro's Black Whip · 1944

Zorro's Black Whip

MovieActionAdventure

Pretty Girl Barbara Mededith takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead sibling's identity as "The Black Whip," righting the wrongs of Crescent City very much in the manner of her famous ancestor, Zorro.

Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again · 1947

Jesse James Rides Again

MovieActionWestern

Jesse James wants to start a new life in a new location, but quickly finds himself wrapped-up in protecting townsfolk from the machinations of evil oilmen.

Outlaws of the Orient

Outlaws of the Orient · 1937

Outlaws of the Orient

MovieActionDrama

Johnny Eaton, trouble-shooter for an American oil company drilling in China, leaves his bride-to-be to head for the Orient and straighten out problems at the inland-concession site his company controls.

G-Men Never Forget

G-Men Never Forget · 1948

G-Men Never Forget

MovieCrimeAction

An escaped criminal impersonates a Police Commissioner, causing no end of trouble to a determined Federal Agent.

Perils of the Royal Mounted

Perils of the Royal Mounted · 1942

Perils of the Royal Mounted

MovieActionWestern

Sergeant MacLane of the Mounties investigates the disruptive activities of a bunch of troublemakers.

Law of the Ranger

Law of the Ranger · 1937

Law of the Ranger

Working undercover, Rangers Bob and Wally arrive to take up ranching. Out to stop them is Bill Nash and his men. When Bob plans to file on a ranch, Nash finds out and heads for the Registrar ahead of him.

Son of Zorro

Son of Zorro · 1947

MovieActionAdventure

A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.

Filmography

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Captain America

Captain America · 1944

Captain America

MovieActionAdventure

Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.

Screenplay

Zorro's Black Whip

Zorro's Black Whip · 1944

Zorro's Black Whip

MovieActionAdventure

Pretty Girl Barbara Mededith takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead sibling's identity as "The Black Whip," righting the wrongs of Crescent City very much in the manner of her famous ancestor, Zorro.

Screenplay

Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again · 1947

Jesse James Rides Again

MovieActionWestern

Jesse James wants to start a new life in a new location, but quickly finds himself wrapped-up in protecting townsfolk from the machinations of evil oilmen.

Screenplay

Outlaws of the Orient

Outlaws of the Orient · 1937

Outlaws of the Orient

MovieActionDrama

Johnny Eaton, trouble-shooter for an American oil company drilling in China, leaves his bride-to-be to head for the Orient and straighten out problems at the inland-concession site his company controls.

Assistant Director

G-Men Never Forget

G-Men Never Forget · 1948

G-Men Never Forget

MovieCrimeAction

An escaped criminal impersonates a Police Commissioner, causing no end of trouble to a determined Federal Agent.

Screenplay

Perils of the Royal Mounted

Perils of the Royal Mounted · 1942

Perils of the Royal Mounted

MovieActionWestern

Sergeant MacLane of the Mounties investigates the disruptive activities of a bunch of troublemakers.

Screenplay

Law of the Ranger

Law of the Ranger · 1937

Law of the Ranger

Working undercover, Rangers Bob and Wally arrive to take up ranching. Out to stop them is Bill Nash and his men. When Bob plans to file on a ranch, Nash finds out and heads for the Registrar ahead of him.

Story

Son of Zorro

Son of Zorro · 1947

MovieActionAdventure

A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.

Screenplay

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw · 1941

MovieActionMystery

The heirs of Anton Benson are searching Bensonhurst for hidden gold; they are joined by a reporter, a gangster...and a masked fiend known as The Iron Claw.

Screenplay

King of the Forest Rangers

King of the Forest Rangers · 1946

King of the Forest Rangers

MovieActionCrime

An Indian rug is the key to the location of a lost treasure. When the rug's owner is murdered, it becomes a case for Forest Ranger Steve King

Screenplay

Mickey's Tent Show

Mickey's Tent Show · 1933

Mickey's Tent Show

Mickey and the gang put on their own circus, but Stinky Davis and his pals constantly try to disrupt it.

Director

The Phantom Rider

The Phantom Rider · 1946

The Phantom Rider

MovieActionWestern

A new town doctor arrives at the same time as local Indians needprotection from troublemaking looters.

Screenplay

The Green Archer

The Green Archer · 1940

The Green Archer

MovieMysteryCrime

The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother Abel Bellamy takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans.

Screenplay

Mickey's Disguises

Mickey's Disguises · 1933

Mickey's Disguises

Director

The Crimson Ghost

The Crimson Ghost · 1946

The Crimson Ghost

MovieAdventureAction

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.

Screenplay

Western Frontier

Western Frontier · 1935

Western Frontier

Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now grown, is sent after the outlaw known as the Golden hair Girl only to find that she's his long lost sister.

Assistant Director

Daughter of Don Q

Daughter of Don Q · 1946

Daughter of Don Q

MovieAdventureAction

When the unscrupulous Carlos Manning discovers that an old Spanish land grant recently unearthed will leave a huge section of California real estate to the heirs of Don Quantero, he employs Mel Donovan and his killer henchmen to murder them all. That will leave Manning as the sole heir to millions. However, Delores Quantero tumbles to this plot and enlists the aide of two-fisted reporter, Cliff Roberts to save all her relatives

Screenplay

Defenders of the Law

Defenders of the Law · 1931

Defenders of the Law

MovieActionAdventure

A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather evidence against the hoodlums - except the police keep telling the wrong person what they are up to.

Assistant Director

Federal Operator 99

Federal Operator 99 · 1945

Federal Operator 99

MovieActionCrime

Jerry Blake (aka Federal Operator 99) teams-up with Joyce Kingston to thwart the plans of escaped crime boss Jim Belmont.

Screenplay

Secret Service In Darkest Africa

Secret Service In Darkest Africa · 1943

Secret Service In Darkest Africa

MovieActionAdventure

An American secret agent travels to Africa to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring.

Writer

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter · 1934

The Scarlet Letter

In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.

Assistant Director

Manhunt of Mystery Island

Manhunt of Mystery Island · 1945

Manhunt of Mystery Island

MovieActionScience Fiction

Claire Forrest seeks her kidnapped scientist father, hidden somewhere on Mystery Island. He is held and forced to work on diabolical inventions by Captain Mephisto, a costumed villain.

Screenplay

Haunted Harbor

Haunted Harbor · 1944

MovieActionAdventure

A sea captain about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. They head for the island of Pulinan, where they believe the real murderer--the captain's former partner--is hiding so the captain can clear his name. As it turns out, their troubles are only beginning

Screenplay

Galloping Dynamite

Galloping Dynamite · 1937

Galloping Dynamite

When Bob Dillon finds gold, Reed kills him. Bob's brother Jim arrives to investigate his death. Avoiding the attempt on his life by Reed's gang, Jim confronts Reed's partner Jenkins. When Jenkins flees on Jim's horse, Reed mistakenly shoots his partner. Unable to get Jim with bullets, Reed blames the murder on him and when the Sheriff jails Jim it looks like he will soon be be hung.

Writer