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John Lee Mahin

Writer

John Lee Mahin

Born August 23, 1902 in Evanston, Illinois, USADied April 18, 198443 films

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Scarface posterFirst watchScarface19327.4In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Quo Vadis poster7.1Quo Vadis1951The Bad Seed poster7.1The Bad Seed2018The Bad Seed poster7.1The Bad Seed1956The Horse Soldiers poster6.9The Horse Soldiers1959Captains Courageous poster7.4Captains Courageous1937Panic in the Streets poster6.9Panic in the Streets1950Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison poster7.0Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison1957Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster6.5Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941

Filmography

43 films
  1. 2018The Bad SeedScreenplay
  2. 1966Moment to MomentScreenplay
  3. 1962The Spiral RoadScreenplay
  4. 1960North to AlaskaScreenplay
  5. 1960The BarbariansWriter
  6. 1959The Horse SoldiersScreenplay
  7. 1958No Time for SergeantsScreenplay
  8. 1957Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonScreenplay
  9. 1956The Bad SeedScreenplay
  10. 1955Lucy GallantWriter
  11. 1954Elephant WalkWriter
  12. 1953MogamboScreenplay
  13. 1952My Son JohnAdaptation
  14. 1951Quo VadisScreenplay
  15. 1951Show BoatScreenplay
  16. 1950Panic in the StreetsWriter
  17. 1950Love That BruteWriter
  18. 1949Down to the Sea in ShipsScreenplay
  19. 1943The Adventures of TartuScreenplay
  20. 1942Tortilla FlatScreenplay
  21. 1941Johnny EagerScreenplay
  22. 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeScreenplay
  23. 1940Boom TownScreenplay
  24. 1938Too Hot to HandleScreenplay
  25. 1937The Last GangsterScreenplay
  26. 1937Captains CourageousScreenplay
  27. 1936Love on the RunScreenplay
  28. 1936The Devil Is a SissyScreenplay
  29. 1936Small Town GirlScreenplay
  30. 1936Wife vs. SecretaryScreenplay
  31. 1935China SeasScreenplay
  32. 1935Naughty MariettaScreenplay
  33. 1934ChainedScreenplay
  34. 1934Treasure IslandScreenplay
  35. 1934Laughing BoyScreenplay
  36. 1933EskimoWriter
  37. 1933The Prizefighter and the LadyScreenplay
  38. 1933BombshellScreenplay
  39. 1932Red DustScreenplay
  40. 1932Tiger SharkWriter
  41. 1932ScarfaceDialogue
  42. 1932The Wet ParadeAdaptation
  43. 1931The Unholy GardenWriter