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F. McGrew Willis

Born August 18, 1891 · Pleasanton, Iowa, USA

Died October 13, 1957 · aged 66

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia F. McGrew Willis (August 18, 1891 – October 13, 1957) was an American screenwriter of the silent and early sound film eras. Born Frank McGrew Willis on August 18, 1891, in Pleasanton, Iowa, he broke into the film industry writing film shorts in 1914 and 1915 as a freelance screenwriter. His first feature credit came in 1915, with The Quest, the first of three…

Known For

The Big GambleThe Big Gamble · 1931
The Big Gamble
★ 6.11931
MovieThrillerCrime
A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.
Everyman's PriceEveryman's Price · 1921
Everyman's Price
★ 9.01921
MovieComedy
The story of Ethel Armstrong and her father Henry looking forward to her marriage to the ambitious attorney Bruce Steele. Bruce is elected district attorney and goes after a group of food profiteers. Ethel breaks the engagement when her father falls under suspicion as one of the food hoarders.
Sis HopkinsSis Hopkins · 1941
Sis Hopkins
★ 6.31941
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
The MidshipmanThe Midshipman · 1925
The Midshipman
★ 7.01925
MovieDramaRomance
Produced under the supervision of the U.S. Navy. James Randall, an upperclassman at the Naval Academy, falls in love with Patricia Lawrence, the sister of a plebe. She is engaged to Basil Courtney, a wealthy reprobate who arranges with Rita to discredit James.
Getting Gertie's GarterGetting Gertie's Garter · 1927
Getting Gertie's Garter
★ 8.01927
MovieRomanceComedy
Attorney Ken Walrick, not quite realizing the difference between a garter and a bracelet, gives Gertie Darling a bejewelled garter with his photograph in miniature attached. But then he must cover his indiscretion by getting the garter back before his fiancee finds out.
Madame BehaveMadame Behave · 1925
Madame Behave
★ 6.01925
MovieComedyRomance
A cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious "Madame Brown," a missing witness important to the case of the plaintiff. He attracts the romantic attention of two old roués and one hot Broadway showgirl.
The Man Who Turned WhiteThe Man Who Turned White · 1919
The Man Who Turned White
★ 7.01919
MovieAdventureDrama
In the African desert, a white man, embittered at an injustice, turns his back on his kind and becomes the leader of a band of outlaws. But a chance encounter with a lovely young woman restores his faith in his race.
Twin BedsTwin Beds · 1929
Twin Beds
★ 10.01929
MovieComedy
A young husband just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.

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