John Colton
Writing · Screenplay · Theatre Play · Writer
Born Dec 31, 1887 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Active 1919–1946
John Colton was an American playwright and screenwriter born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spent the first 14 years of his life in Japan where his English father was a diplomat.
Filmography
Under Capricorn (1949) — WriterWerewolf of London (1935) — ScreenplayRain (1932) — Theatre PlayThe Shanghai Gesture (1941) — Theatre PlayThe Invisible Ray (1936) — ScreenplayRisky Business (1920) — WriterShanghai Lady (1929) — Theatre PlayThe Dangerous Moment (1921) — StoryThe Exciters (1923) — WriterThe Cossacks (1928) — WriterThe Divine Woman (1928) — Title DesignerThe Woman Who Walked Alone (1922) — StoryTwo Kinds of Love (1920) — StoryDrifting (1923) — Theatre PlayThe Rogue Song (1930) — WriterCaptain Salvation (1927) — WriterThe She Wolf (1919) — StoryArmchair Theatre (1956) — WriterThe Enemy (1927) — WriterAll Dolled Up (1921) — StoryCall of the Flesh (1930) — DialogueThe Cuban Love Song (1931) — Additional DialogueLaughing Boy (1934) — Screenplay