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.
Complete Filmography
John Wayne: An American Icon
2012
Writer

The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Screenplay
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
1941
Screenplay
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
1941
Story
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
1940
Story
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
1940
Screenplay
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
1940
Screenplay
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
1940
Adaptation
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
1939
Screenplay
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
1939
Screenplay
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
1939
Screenplay
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
1937
Writer
The story of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.

Souls at Sea
1937
Screenplay, Producer
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
1936
Writer
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

The Milky Way
1936
Screenplay
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
1935
Screenplay
A convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to finish his sentence.

Two for Tonight
1935
Writer
A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.

Annapolis Farewell
1935
Writer
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!
1934
Screenplay
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
1934
Screenplay
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
The life of an avowed bachelor who tows garbage is changed when he meets a runaway taxi dancer.

One Sunday Afternoon
1933
Screenplay
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
1932
Adaptation
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
1932
Adaptation
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
1932
Writer
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
1932
Screenplay
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
1932
Screenplay
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
1932
Screenplay
Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

Touchdown!
1931
Screenplay
Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.

Rich Man's Folly
1931
Writer
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
1931
Writer
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
1931
Screenplay
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
1931
Adaptation
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
1930
Writer
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
1930
Writer
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
1930
Adaptation
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
1930
Writer
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
1930
Writer
Heyst, a hermit on his own tropical island, plays unwilling host to red-headed stowaway Alma. Danger looms...

Burning Up
1930
Story
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
1929
Adaptation
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
1929
Adaptation
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!
1928
Story
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
1928
Story
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
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
1928
Story
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
1928
Writer
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
1928
Writer
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
1927
Story
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
1927
Screenplay
The daughter of a desert chief kidnaps a member of the French Foreign Legion in the hopes of wooing him.

Figures Don't Lie
1927
Writer
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
1927
Scenario Writer
Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

The Jolly Jilter
1927
Writer
Silent comedy short film starring Ben Turpin
Smith's New Home
1927
Writer
Ninth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies and the family buys a new home.

Smith's Customer
1927
Scenario Writer
Eighth release in 'The Smith Family' series of 2-reel comedies. Bubbles is up to mischief.
Lucky Fool
1927
Director
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
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
1926
Story
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
A Billy Bevan slapstick comedy short.
Thrilling Youth
1926
Director, Writer
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
1926
Writer
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
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
1926
Writer
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
1926
Writer
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
1926
Writer
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
1926
Writer
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
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
1925
Writer, Director
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
1925
Writer, Director
Al wants to elope with his girlfriend, but her dog Pete disrupts the plan.

Slow as Lightning
1923
Director
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
1923
Director
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
After getting involved in a series of fist fights, Billy Franey scrawls into a reunion from the Order of Wriggle Fingers.

The Cameraman
1920
Director
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
1920
Director
Kick
1920
Writer, Director
Aleck Kazam (Milburn Moranti), brews beer during prohibition.

Damsels and Dandies
1919
Writer
Movie comedy with Earl Montgomery and Joe Rock.