Eric Taylor

Writer

17 June 1897 — 8 September 1952 (55 years)
Eric Taylor was an American screenwriter with over fifty titles to his credit. He began writing crime fiction for the pulps before working in Hollywood. He contributed scripts to The Crime Club, Crime Doctor, Dick Tracy, Ellery Queen, and The Whistler series, as well as six Universal monster movies.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Son of Dracula
    Son of Dracula1943
  • Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
    Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure1947
  • Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy1945
  • Colorado Sundown
    Colorado Sundown1952

Known For

  • Son of Dracula
    Son of Dracula1943
  • The Ghost of Frankenstein
    The Ghost of Frankenstein1942
  • Phantom of the Opera
    Phantom of the Opera1943
  • Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy1945
  • Black Friday
    Black Friday1940
  • The Whistler
    The Whistler1944
  • Big Jim McLain
    Big Jim McLain1952
  • The Black Cat
    The Black Cat1941
  • Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
    Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure1947
  • The Spider Woman Strikes Back
    The Spider Woman Strikes Back1946
  • Strangest Case
    Strangest Case1943
  • The Murder Ring
    The Murder Ring1941
  • Colorado Sundown
    Colorado Sundown1952
  • Heart of the Rockies
    Heart of the Rockies1951
  • Navy Blues
    Navy Blues1937
  • The Adventures of Kit Carson
    The Adventures of Kit Carson4 seasons

Filmography

1953
White Goddess · as Screenplay
1952
1952
1951
Pals of the Golden West · as Screenplay
1951
South of Caliente · as Screenplay
1951
1950
1950
Destination Big House · as Screenplay
1949
1949
The Secret of St. Ives · as Screenplay
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1946
Mysterious Intruder · as Screenplay
1946
The Truth About Murder · as Screenplay
1946
1945
Dick Tracy · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1945
1944
Shadows in the Night · as Screenplay
1944
1943
1943
Son of Dracula · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1943
Phantom of the Opera · as Screenplay
1942
1942
1942
1941
1941
1941
The Black Cat · as Screenplay
1941
1940
1940
Black Friday · as Screenplay
1938
The Lady in the Morgue · as Screenplay
1937
The Wrong Road · as Screenplay
1937
Navy Blues · as Screenplay