About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1894-09-14
Place of birth:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Paul Gerard Smith

Overview

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Paul Gerard Smith (September 14, 1894 – April 4, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 90 films between 1926 and 1955.

Smith started writing musical revues at the age of ten. He joined the Marines for World War I and while still in Germany wrote and directed the Sixth Marine Revue in the Rhine Occupation Area. He arrived back in the States in 1919 and started writing vaudeville acts. He became so successful that he was one of the few writers to be credited on the playbill. He scripted the Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, 1925, and 1926 and was also one of the writers of Funny Face.

Smith was brought to Hollywood by Buster Keaton to work on The General and Battling Butler. Early film credits include In Old Arizona, Mother Knows Best, and Dressed to Kill, as well as the first talkies of Harold Lloyd, Welcome Danger and Feet First. He wrote dozens of B movies for Universal Studios, Fox Film Corporation, Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, Warner Bros., and Hal Roach Studios.

He also scripted USO shows and personal appearances for many film and radio stars entertaining overseas. After World War II he returned to film and radio scripting and also wrote and directed some early television programs on ABC, including The Gay Nineties Revue. He returned to stage writing with Hullabaloo for the Pasadena Playhouse.

Known for

Acting
1933 Bone Crushers Actor Narrator N/A
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1933 Duck Hunters' Paradise Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1932 Chili and Chills Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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Directing
1940 Sandy Gets Her Man Directing Director 58
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1940 Margie Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1947 Untamed Fury Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 It's a Joke, Son! Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 Sunbonnet Sue Writing Story 58
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1944 Moonlight and Cactus Writing Screenplay 58
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1944 Oh, What a Night! Writing Screenplay N/A
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1944 Lady, Let's Dance Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 Hi, Good Lookin'! Writing Writer 59
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1943 Heavenly Music Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 Here We Go Again Writing Screenplay 59
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1942 Give Out, Sisters Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 Jail House Blues Writing Screenplay N/A
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1942 Jail House Blues Writing Story N/A
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1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Writing Screenplay 58
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1941 You're in the Army Now Writing Screenplay 58
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1941 Steel Against the Sky Writing Screenplay 58
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1941 Niagara Falls Writing Screenplay 58
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1941 Sing Another Chorus Writing Screenplay N/A
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1941 Tanks a Million Writing Writer 58
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1941 San Antonio Rose Writing Writer 59
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1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Hello, Sucker Writing Screenplay N/A
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1940 La Conga Nights Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby Writing Adaptation 59
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1939 She Couldn't Say No Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1938 Just Around the Corner Writing Story 58
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1938 The Higgins Family Writing Writer N/A
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1937 Mama Runs Wild Writing Writer N/A
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1937 Thrill of a Lifetime Writing Screenplay 59
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1937 Turn Off the Moon Writing Writer N/A
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1937 Love Nest on Wheels Writing Adaptation 59
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1937 Ditto Writing Writer 59
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1937 Jail Bait Writing Story 58
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1936 Earthworm Tractors Writing Writer 58
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1936 She Knew What She Wanted Writing Screenplay N/A
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1936 F-Man Writing Screenplay N/A
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1935 It's a Great Life Writing Screenplay N/A
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1935 Welcome Home Writing Screenplay N/A
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1935 Hold 'Em Yale Writing Writer 59
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1934 One Hour Late Writing Screenplay 58
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1934 Harold Teen Writing Screenplay 59
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1933 Son of a Sailor Writing Screenplay 58
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1931 Sidewalks of New York Writing Story 59
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1931 Girls Will Be Boys Writing Screenplay N/A
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1930 Compliments of the Season Writing Story 59
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1930 Feet First Writing Dialogue 59
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1930 Red, Green and Yellow Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Dangerous Nan McGrew Writing Writer 58
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1929 Welcome Danger Writing Dialogue 58
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1929 Waltzing Around Writing Writer N/A
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1929 In Holland Writing Writer N/A
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