John W. Krafft Explained

John W. Krafft (1888–1958) was an American journalist and screenwriter. He worked for newspapers before becoming a titles writer during the silent film era and then a screenwriter.^[1]

He graduated from Manual Training High School in Indianapolis in 1907. He worked at the Indianapolis News and then the Indianapolis Star.^[2]

Filmography

• The Angel of Broadway (1927), intertitles
• Stand and Deliver (1928 film)
• The Cop (1928 film), co-writer
• Celebrity (1928 film) co-wrote film adaptation
• Love Over Night (1928), titles
• Strange Cargo (1929 film), co-writer
• A Blonde for a Night (1928), co-writer
• The Spieler (1928), co-writer
• The Blue Danube (1928 film), titles
• Death from a Distance (1935), original story and screenplay^[3]
• Men of Action (1935)^[4]
• The 13th Man (1937)
• Telephone Operator (film) (1937), story
• Here's Flash Casey (1937), screenplay
• Convict's Code (1939), writer^[5]
• In Old Cheyenne (1941), original story^[6]
• Man from Headquarters (1942), screenwriter^[6]
• Foreign Agent (1942), screenwriter^[6]
• Deerslayer (1943), adaptation^[6]
• Smart Guy (1943), screenwriter^[6]
• Tell It to a Star (1945)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, David L.. Hoosiers in Hollywood. March 20, 2006. Indiana Historical Society. 9780871951946. Google Books.
2. Web site: Editor & Publisher. March 20, 1918. Editor & Publisher Company. Google Books.
3. Book: A Risky Business Crime in the Movies . 9781329436206 . Lulu.com .
4. Book: Katchmer, George A.. Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. March 20, 1991. McFarland. 9780899504940. Google Books.
5. Web site: Motion Picture Review Digest. March 20, 1939. H.W. Wilson Company. Google Books.
6. Web site: John W. Krafft .