Writing

Daniel Mainwaring

Born July 22, 1902 · Oakland, California, USA

Died January 31, 1977 · aged 74

Daniel Mainwaring (aka Geoffrey Homes) (July 22, 1902 – January 31, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter. A native of Oakland, California, he began his professional career as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and enjoyed a successful career as a mystery novelist (under the name Geoffrey Homes). He worked as a film publicist and eventually abandoned fiction for a successful c…

Known For

Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers · 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Out of the PastOut of the Past · 1947
Out of the Past
7.71947
MovieCrimeThriller
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Against All OddsAgainst All Odds · 1984
Against All Odds
5.71984
MovieCrimeDrama
Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in desperate need of money. Crooked nightclub owner and bookie Jake Wise offers Terry a hefty sum to go to Mexico and find his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler. Terry cannot turn the offer down. When Terry locates Jessie, the two fall in love. Terry reports that he failed to find her, but Jake sends someone else. Terry and Jessie's love must endure unexpected twists.
Baby Face NelsonBaby Face Nelson · 1957
Baby Face Nelson
5.61957
MovieCrimeDrama
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll.
The Gun RunnersThe Gun Runners · 1958
The Gun Runners
6.11958
MovieActionCrime
Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.
The Last OutpostThe Last Outpost · 1951
The Last Outpost
6.11951
MovieWestern
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
The LawlessThe Lawless · 1950
The Lawless
5.91950
MovieDramaCrime
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.
Atlantis: The Lost ContinentAtlantis: The Lost Continent · 1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
5.11961
MovieAdventureFantasy
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or rather the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches.

Movies

Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers · 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Out of the PastOut of the Past · 1947
Out of the Past
7.71947
MovieCrimeThriller
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Against All OddsAgainst All Odds · 1984
Against All Odds
5.71984
MovieCrimeDrama
Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in desperate need of money. Crooked nightclub owner and bookie Jake Wise offers Terry a hefty sum to go to Mexico and find his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler. Terry cannot turn the offer down. When Terry locates Jessie, the two fall in love. Terry reports that he failed to find her, but Jake sends someone else. Terry and Jessie's love must endure unexpected twists.
Baby Face NelsonBaby Face Nelson · 1957
Baby Face Nelson
5.61957
MovieCrimeDrama
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll.
The Gun RunnersThe Gun Runners · 1958
The Gun Runners
6.11958
MovieActionCrime
Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.
The Last OutpostThe Last Outpost · 1951
The Last Outpost
6.11951
MovieWestern
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
The LawlessThe Lawless · 1950
The Lawless
5.91950
MovieDramaCrime
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.
Atlantis: The Lost ContinentAtlantis: The Lost Continent · 1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
5.11961
MovieAdventureFantasy
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or rather the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches.
Bugles in the AfternoonBugles in the Afternoon · 1952
Bugles in the Afternoon
5.41952
MovieWestern
Old enemies stationed together at an Army post vie for the same woman.
The Hitch-HikerThe Hitch-Hiker · 1953
The Hitch-Hiker
6.81953
MovieThrillerCrime
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
The Tall TargetThe Tall Target · 1951
The Tall Target
6.91951
MovieThrillerHistory
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Walk Like a DragonWalk Like a Dragon · 1960
Walk Like a Dragon
6.31960
MovieWestern
California, 1870s. The cowboy Lincoln 'Linc' Bartlett finds out there's a slave auction of Chinese women in San Francisco and he intervenes and purchases the Chinese Kim Sung from the auction with the intent of setting her free. But it doesn't occur to Linc that setting her free isn't enough. Where is she going to go? Kim doesn't speak English and she's just going to be exploited by somebody else. Linc takes Kim home to serve as a housekeeper. Ma Bartlett Linc's mother, is not happy that a Chinese girl is living in her home, and even less happy when Kim and her son fall in love. Their affair also arouses the jealousy of Cheng Lu, a Chinese immigrant.
Dangerous PassageDangerous Passage · 1944
Dangerous Passage
5.01944
MovieDramaCrime
Joe Beck leaves Central America so that he can return to Texas and collect a large inheritance, but he picks a dangerous ship on which to travel.
The DesperadoThe Desperado · 1954
The Desperado
7.21954
MovieWestern
"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.
The Phenix City StoryThe Phenix City Story · 1955
The Phenix City Story
6.51955
MovieCrime
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Crime by NightCrime by Night · 1944
Crime by Night
6.41944
MovieMysteryDrama
A private eye and his secretary probe a murder and find an international spy.
Alaska SeasAlaska Seas · 1954
Alaska Seas
6.71954
MovieAdventureDrama
A crooked salmon fisherman tries to steal his best friend's fiancée and put him out of business.
A Bullet for JoeyA Bullet for Joey · 1955
A Bullet for Joey
5.81955
MovieCrimeThriller
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.
This Woman Is DangerousThis Woman Is Dangerous · 1952
This Woman Is Dangerous
5.91952
MovieDramaCrime
A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she is treated by a handsome young doctor. As expected not only does the doctor successfully open her eyes, he also opens her heart for him.
RoughshodRoughshod · 1949
Roughshod
5.71949
MovieWestern
Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary, Marcia and Helen -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.
Black Horse CanyonBlack Horse Canyon · 1954
Black Horse Canyon
5.81954
MovieWestern
The story of a wild black stallion and the cowboys who set out to capture him.
The Big StealThe Big Steal · 1949
The Big Steal
6.61949
MovieCrimeThriller
Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
Southwest PassageSouthwest Passage · 1954
Southwest Passage
6.31954
MovieWestern
As the Cavalry tests the viability of bringing camels to US deserts, a surveyor, Arab drivers, and fugitive bank robbers confront Apaches and thirst. Originally filmed in 3-D
Powder RiverPowder River · 1953
Powder River
6.41953
MovieWestern
Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin and making enemies of the Logan brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie.