Horace McCoy
Writing
Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCoy grew up in Tennessee and Texas; after serving in the air force during World War I, he worked as a journalist, film actor, and screenplay writer, and is author of five novels including They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) and the noir classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948). Though underappreciated in his own time, McCoy is now recognized as a peer of Dashiell Hammett and James Cain. He died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1955.
Known for
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tvMaverick
1957
Story
movieTexas Lady
1955
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Road to Denver
1955
Screenplay
movieRage at Dawn
1955
Screenplay
movieDangerous Mission
1954
Screenplay, Story
movieBad for Each Other
1953
Screenplay, Story
movieEl Alaméin
1953
Writer
movieMontana Belle
1952
Screenplay
movieThe Lusty Men
1952
Writer
movieBronco Buster
1952
Screenplay
movieThe Fireball
1950
Writer
movieThe Fabulous Texan
1947
Screenplay
movieGentleman Jim
1942
Screenplay
movieValley of the Sun
1942
Screenplay
movieTexas
1941
Screenplay
movieWestern Union
1941
Dialogue
movieQueen of the Mob
1940
Screenplay
movieWomen Without Names
1940
Screenplay
movieParole Fixer
1940
Screenplay
movieTelevision Spy
1939
Writer
movieIsland of Lost Men
1939
Screenplay
moviePersons in Hiding
1939
Screenplay
movieHunted Men
1938
Writer
movieDangerous to Know
1938
Screenplay
moviePostal Inspector
1936
Screenplay
movieParole!
1936
Screenplay
movieFatal Lady
1936
Writer
movieSpeed Wings
1934
Story, Screenplay
movieSoldiers of the Storm
1933
Screenplay
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movieThe World in His Arms
1952
Additional Dialogue