Draft:Robert Presnell Sr.

Robert Presnell Sr. was a journalist, screenwriter, and filmmaker who worked on Hollywood films, made war propaganda films for the military during World War II, and worked on documentaries. Robert Presnell Jr. was his son.

He served in the signal corps during World War II and touted the value and experiences of war time filmmakers.^[1]

Theater[edit]

The Urgent Air a play in three acts^[2]
Weep No More, a comedy drama adapted from an Italian play^[2]

Filmography[edit]

Writer[edit]

The Big Pond (1930), co-wrote screenplay
Terror Aboard (1933), co-wrote screenplay
Money and the Woman (1940)
Meet John Doe (1941), based on "A Reputation" a 1922 story in Century Magazine

by Richard Connell. Academy Award nominee for best original story

The Guilty (1947),^[3] based on based on "Two Men in a Furnished Room" a 1941 story in Detective Fiction Weekly by Cornell Woolrich

Producer[edit]

References[edit]

^ Banks, Miranda J. (January 14, 2015). The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813571409 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Office, Library of Congress Copyright (September 22, 1947). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
^ Renzi, Thomas C. (January 24, 2015). Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film Noir. McFarland. ISBN 9780786482818 – via Google Books.

This draft is in progress as of October 10, 2023.

[1] Banks, Miranda J. (January 14, 2015). The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813571409 – via Google Books.

[the-2] Office, Library of Congress Copyright (September 22, 1947). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.

[3] Renzi, Thomas C. (January 24, 2015). Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film Noir. McFarland. ISBN 9780786482818 – via Google Books.

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