Grover Jones

Grover Jones

1893-11-15 Rosedale, Indiana, USA 75 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 104 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publisher and prolific short story writer. Jones was born in Rosedale, Indiana, grew up in West Terre Haute, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. He was the father of American polo pioneer Sue Sally Hale.

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John Wayne: An American Icon

2012

Writer

Writing
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspaper...

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His...

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

Story

4.7
Writing

Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as h...

A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

Story

1.0
Writing

A child from the New York tenements sings on a radio quiz show and is eventually hired to a big-bucks contract, which allows her and her family to mov...

Captain Caution

Captain Caution

1940

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

When her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812.

Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local ba...

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Adaptation

7.0

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el...

The Under-Pup

The Under-Pup

1939

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed beca...

Captain Fury

Captain Fury

1939

Screenplay

4.9
Writing

An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

Cora, an heiress who gives it all up for the excitement of looking for a job and living on her own, meets up with unemployed and flat broke Dick. The ...

52nd Street

52nd Street

1937

Writer

Writing

The story of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

Screenplay, Producer

6.0
Writing Producing

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Writer

6.4
Writing

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1936

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in ...

One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket

1935

Screenplay

5.0
Writing

A convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to finish his sentence.

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935

Writer

6.5
Writing

A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.

Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

1935

Writer

Writing

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his da...

Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

After Michael Carter's fiancée commits suicide, Michael vows to seek revenge on his wealthy family, who sabotaged their marriage. He drives across the...

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1934

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud Hanni...

Hell and High Water

1933

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

The life of an avowed bachelor who tows garbage is changed when he meets a runaway taxi dancer.

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

1933

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed hi...

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Adaptation

6.7

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1932

Adaptation

7.4

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide t...

Lady and Gent

Lady and Gent

1932

Writer

5.6
Writing

Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father,...

Sky Bride

Sky Bride

1932

Screenplay

Writing

Barnstorming pilots Speed Condon, Bill Adams, and Eddie Smith travel the country with their manager, Alec Dugan, performing at fairs and air shows and...

The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

1932

Screenplay

5.0
Writing

In a little Mexican village by the American border. However powerful big shot Captain Innocencio (a misnomer indeed!)is, he proves unable to charm Lol...

Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

1932

Screenplay

5.1
Writing

Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

Touchdown!

Touchdown!

1931

Screenplay

Writing

Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.

Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

1931

Writer

4.5
Writing

The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, Dombey's wife dies shortly...

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Writer

8.0
Writing

A year after their former exploits, Tom Sawyer's puppy love of Becky Thatcher keeps him home while Huck Finn, chafing under "civilizing" influences li...

Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch

1931

Screenplay

4.7
Writing

Chester Carr, owner of a dude ranch in the Rockies, caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. Among his guests are the wealthy Spruce Mead...

The Conquering Horde

The Conquering Horde

1931

Adaptation

5.0

Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near ...

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1930

Writer

5.5
Writing

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pals Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper have numerous ad...

Derelict

Derelict

1930

Writer

10.0
Writing

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they bo...

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars

1930

Adaptation

2.8

A friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who is in league with the crooked sheriff. Out on a spree...

Young Eagles

Young Eagles

1930

Writer

6.0
Writing

Lieut. Robert Banks, an American aviator on leave in Paris, meets Mary Gordon, a young American who lives abroad, but their romance is cut short by hi...

Dangerous Paradise

Dangerous Paradise

1930

Writer

3.6
Writing

Heyst, a hermit on his own tropical island, plays unwilling host to red-headed stowaway Alma. Danger looms...

Burning Up

Burning Up

1930

Story

3.5
Writing

Racecar-driver Lou Larrigan gets mixed up with a crooked gang of racetrack promoters, and is in love with Ruth Morgan, whose father is marked as a vic...

The Mighty

The Mighty

1929

Adaptation

5.0

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their...

The Virginian

The Virginian

1929

Adaptation

5.8

A good-natured cowboy who is romancing the new schoolmarm has a crisis of conscience when he discovers his best friend is engaged in cattle rustling.

What a Night!

What a Night!

1928

Story

Writing

The daughter of an industrialist, Dorothy Winston, arranges to work on a newspaper in which her father places a substantial amount of advertising, Joe...

Take Me Home

Take Me Home

1928

Story

Writing

Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy. At rehearsal, David meets Delerys Devore, the sh...

Hot News

Hot News

1928

Adaptation

Aspiring newsreel camera girl Pat Clancy, is hired by her father, a publisher, to work on The Sun and causes Scoop Morgan, the paper's best cameraman,...

The Big Killing

The Big Killing

1928

Story

Writing

The Beagles and the Hickses are two mountain families that have been feuding all their lives. The Hickses come up with a plan to get rid of their enem...

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1928

Writer

2.0
Writing

After being dismissed for imitating his boss's voice on radio, former Assistant District Attorney Richard Deming witnesses a store robbery and is take...

Wife Savers

Wife Savers

1928

Writer

Writing

While stationed in Switzerland, soldiers Louis and Rodney fall in love with local damsel Colette, much to the dismay of Colette's self-appointed boyfr...

The Gay Defender

The Gay Defender

1927

Story

Writing

Real-life outlaw Joaquin Murietta, who (according to this film, anyway) is a latter-day Robin Hood, dedicated to driving land-grabbers and corrupt pol...

She's a Sheik

She's a Sheik

1927

Screenplay

Writing

The daughter of a desert chief kidnaps a member of the French Foreign Legion in the hopes of wooing him.

Figures Don't Lie

Figures Don't Lie

1927

Writer

Writing

Figures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one scene proves the accuracy of the title by donning a fetch...

The Pride of Pikeville

The Pride of Pikeville

1927

Scenario Writer

Writing

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

The Jolly Jilter

The Jolly Jilter

1927

Writer

Writing

Silent comedy short film starring Ben Turpin

Smith's New Home

1927

Writer

Writing

Ninth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family buys a new home.

Smith's Customer

Smith's Customer

1927

Scenario Writer

Writing

Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.

Lucky Fool

1927

Director

Directing

Scion of a distinguished family J. Anthony Bowden is considered unworthy by his father, a feeling he discovers is shared by his fiancée Elma. His fath...

The Boaster

1926

Writer

Writing

Angered by his son Dick's boastful ways, which in one incident lead him to lose a business deal, an automobile manufacturer challenges him to complete...

A Harem Knight

A Harem Knight

1926

Story

Writing

A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. ...

Masked Mamas

1926

Writer

Writing

A Billy Bevan slapstick comedy short.

Thrilling Youth

1926

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Billy Davis discovers that his father's bakery business is in serious financial trouble and leaves college in order to help his family.

Merry Widower

Merry Widower

1926

Writer

6.0
Writing

Julius loses his wife to Rudy because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she arranges to meet with a fortune teller, Julius hatches a plan...

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

Scenario Writer

6.0
Writing

The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring w...

Say It with Babies

Say It with Babies

1926

Writer

5.0
Writing

Casper is the baby-expert at a large department store and his life is less than peaceful as he provides much amusement for the babies at his own expen...

Wife Tamers

Wife Tamers

1926

Writer

6.0
Writing

Mr. Barry has a huge argument with his wife, and to make her jealous, he asks his valet to set him up with a pretty girl who is stranded in their neig...

Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

1926

Writer

5.6
Writing

A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succee...

Shadow of the Law

Shadow of the Law

1926

Writer

Writing

Mary Brophy, a young woman who is unjustly jailed by a master crook whom she refuses to wed, later meets and falls in love with James Reynolds, a youn...

Easy Going Gordon

1925

Writer

Writing

Gordon Palmer is a lazy and cowardly rich man's son. When he and his fiancée, Aileen Merton, are held up by two crooks, Slug Williams and Beef O'Conne...

The Iron Mule

The Iron Mule

1925

Writer, Director

5.8
Writing Directing

A train known as the Iron Mule is loaded with passengers, and starts off on its trip. Along the way, the train faces numerous obstacles and delays. Th...

Dynamite Doggie

Dynamite Doggie

1925

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Al wants to elope with his girlfriend, but her dog Pete disrupts the plan.

Slow as Lightning

Slow as Lightning

1923

Director

5.0
Directing

Our hero Jimmie March works for stockbroker E.J. Philips and daydreams of romance with Eleanor, the boss's lovely daughter. Unfortunately, Eleanor is ...

Speed King

Speed King

1923

Director

Directing

Jimmy Martin, king of the motorcycle speedsters, visits the Kingdom of Mandavia for a race. There he is persuaded to impersonate the king by a traitor...

The New Member

1921

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

After getting involved in a series of fist fights, Billy Franey scrawls into a reunion from the Order of Wriggle Fingers.

The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1920

Director

Directing

Billy is hired by the local newspaper as a cameraman. Billy gets involved in many messes and despite his efforts he cannot escape the presence of the ...

Footprints

Footprints

1920

Director

Directing

Kick

1920

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Aleck Kazam (Milburn Moranti), brews beer during prohibition.

Damsels and Dandies

Damsels and Dandies

1919

Writer

5.0
Writing

Movie comedy with Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock.