Writing

Lynn Root

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Known For

CheckersCheckers · 1937
Checkers
10.01937
MovieDrama
A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.
Lady LuckLady Luck · 1946
Lady Luck
5.61946
MovieComedy
A woman marries a gambler with the hopes of reforming him, but things don't quite work out the way she planned.
International SettlementInternational Settlement · 1938
International Settlement
6.01938
MovieAdventure
In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).
Wild and WoollyWild and Woolly · 1937
Wild and Woolly
10.01937
MovieComedyMusic
Child star Jane Withers along with fellow kiddie favorites like Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Jackie Searl (who gives Jane her first on screen kiss!) team up with character greats like Walter Brennan and Lon Chaney Jr. to help their hometown celebrate its golden anniversary. Not unexpectedly, things go astray when a bank robber hopes to cash in on the excitement, but fortunately his plans are thwarted by the towns newly elected sheriff (Brennan)...who's a reformed crook himself!
The Kid from BrooklynThe Kid from Brooklyn · 1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.31946
MovieComedy
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Highways by NightHighways by Night · 1942
Highways by Night
7.31942
MovieAdventureComedy
A young millionaire (Richard Carlson) joins the real world and meets a maid (Jane Randolph) and mobsters.
The Gay FalconThe Gay Falcon · 1941
The Gay Falcon
6.31941
MovieMystery
Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.
While New York SleepsWhile New York Sleeps · 1938
While New York Sleeps
7.01938
MovieMysteryComedy
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).

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