Writing

Forrest Halsey

Born November 9, 1877 · Roseville, New Jersey, USA

Died September 30, 1949 · aged 71

William Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949) was an American writer and screenwriter. Halsey's novels included Fate and the Butterfly (1909), The Bawlerout (1912), and The Shadow on the Hearth (1914). From 1907 to 1918, he published more than one hundred short stories in popular magazines including Young's Magazine, The Argosy, The Cavalier, and Munsey's Magazine. As a screenwr…

Known For

The Sorrows of SatanThe Sorrows of Satan · 1926
The Sorrows of Satan
7.21926
MovieDramaRomance
Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan.
Kept HusbandsKept Husbands · 1931
Kept Husbands
5.31931
MovieDrama
A former All-American football star, now working as a steel mill supervisor in New Jersey, falls in love with the mill owner's wealthy, very spoiled daughter.
The BattlerThe Battler · 1919
The Battler
1919
MovieDrama
Clean-living pugilist Jim Fortune assists Angelica Hart when her husband Duncan assaults her in a Bowery café. Soon after, Jim fights a bout with Hart, an amateur society boxer, during a dinner party. Enraged by the sight of whip marks on Angelica's neck, Jim knocks Hart out soundly. In revenge, that night Hart attacks Angelica.
New YorkNew York · 1927
New York
9.01927
MovieDrama
A product of the Bowery, Trent Regan grows up to become a powerful gangster. Regan's girlfriend Angie Miller, hearing that her childhood sweetheart (and Regan's lifelong pal) Mike Cassidy is about to marry Marjorie Church, pays a visit to Mike to offer congratulations. Convinced that Angie is fooling around behind his back, Regan accidentally kills her. A lost film.
CareersCareers · 1929
Careers
10.01929
MovieDrama
In French Indochina, a magistrate is assigned to investigate the murder of his boss. Unknown to him, the boss had a policy of requiring the wives of his subordinates to sleep with him if they wanted their husbands to get promoted. What he also didn't know was that his wife was in the boss' office when he was killed. Complications ensue.
Alias Mary DowAlias Mary Dow · 1935
Alias Mary Dow
7.21935
MovieDrama
A taxi-dancer agrees to pose as a girl who had been kidnapped as a child 18 years before.
The GrouchThe Grouch · 1918
The Grouch
9.01918
MovieDrama
The Ruling PassionThe Ruling Passion · 1922
The Ruling Passion
1922
MovieComedy
A millionaire's health deteriorates when his doctor and family prevail upon him to retire.

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