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October, 1980
Garnett Weston started writing titles for silent movies in 1927 with emThe Yankee Clipperem He went on to write stories scenarios and screenplay adaptations of novels and plays from 1929 through 1941 Probably best known for his story of the cult horror movie emWhite Zombieem 1932 starring Bela Lugosi he also wrote or adapted the scripts for emSupernaturalem 1933 starring Carole Lombard emThe Ninth Guestem 1934 emThe OldFashioned Wayem 1934 with W C Fields the western emNevadaem 1935 with Buster Crabbe and the first sound film version of emThe Mill on the Flossem 1936 and several entries in the emBulldog Drummondem series He left Hollywood in 1942 and moved with his wife and son to East Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia He continued to write novels and short stories throughout the 1940s and early 1950s His last screenplay was the action flick emPony Soldierem 1952 starring Tyrone Power He published a book of poetry emDeath Is a Private Affairem in 1970 He died at home in 1980brbrAlso see a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscavarickfrissellsthevikingSearch And Rescue Restoring Varick Frissells emThe Vikingemabr
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The Yankee Clipper (1927)
The Romance of Seville (1929)
The Lady from the Sea (1929)
The Flying Scotsman (1929)
The American Prisoner (1929)
The Viking (1931)
White Zombie (1932)
Supernatural (1933)
The Ninth Guest (1934)
The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
Nevada (1935)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
The Mill on the Floss (1936)
Partners in Crime (1937)
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939)
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)
Emergency Squad (1940
The Crooked Road (1940)
Opened by Mistake (1940)
The Great Train Robbery (1941)
Pony Soldier (1952)
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