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Gerald Drayson Adams

Writer, Additional Credits
Born June 25, 1900Died August 23, 1988 (88 years)
Gerald Drayson Adams was a former business executive and literary agent when he began writing for films in the 1940s. The Oxford University-educated Adams specialized in action/adventure and western films. His films include Dead Reckoning (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, The Big Steal (1949), Armored Car Robbery (1950), His Kind of Woman, The Black Sleep (1956), and Kissin' Cousins (1964), starring Elvis Presley, for which he received a WGA award nomination. Adams also wrote for television series, including the pivotal episodes "Hostage" and "Stampede" for Maverick (1957).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Cheyenne
  • Tomahawk Trail
  • Old Los Angeles

Known For

  • Armored Car Robbery
  • The Big Steal
  • Kissin' Cousins
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Harum Scarum
  • The Duel at Silver Creek
  • His Kind of Woman
  • Between Midnight and Dawn
  • The Black Sleep
  • Taza, Son of Cochise
  • Cheyenne
  • Son of Ali Baba
  • The Battle at Apache Pass
  • Chief Crazy Horse
  • Maverick
  • Flaming Feather
  • Untamed Frontier
  • Princess of the Nile
  • Bronco
  • War Drums
  • The Gambler from Natchez
  • Tomahawk Trail
  • Gun Brothers
  • The Golden Horde

Gerald Drayson Adams Filmography

1965
Harum Scarum · as Screenplay
1964
1964
Kissin' Cousins · as Screenplay
1962
1961
Fury River · as Screenplay
1961
Gun Fight · as Screenplay
1960
SurfSide 6 (TV Series)
1960
1959
1959
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1958
The Texan (TV Series)
1958
Bronco (TV Series)
1958
Northwest Passage (TV Series)
1957
Maverick (TV Series)
1957
War Drums · as Screenplay
1956
Gun Brothers · as Screenplay
1956
Three Bad Sisters · as Screenplay
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series)
1955
Duel on the Mississippi · as Screenplay
1955
Chief Crazy Horse · as Screenplay
1954
1954
Three Young Texans · as Screenplay
1953
Wings of the Hawk · as Novel
1952
Son of Ali Baba · as Screenplay
1952
Untamed Frontier · as Screenplay
1952
1952
Flaming Feather · as Screenplay
1951
1951
1951
The Sea Hornet · as Screenplay
1951
1951
The Lady from Texas · as Screenplay
1950
The Desert Hawk · as Screenplay
1950
Armored Car Robbery · as Screenplay
1949
The Big Steal · as Screenplay
1948
The Plunderers · as Screenplay
1948
The Gallant Legion · as Screenplay
1948
Old Los Angeles · as Screenplay
1941
The Miracle Kid · as Screenplay

1957
Affair in Reno · as Story
1957
1956
Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Teleplay By
1956
The Black Sleep · as Story
1954
1954
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Teleplay
1952
1952
1951
His Kind of Woman · as Story
1950
1946
Dead Reckoning · as Story
1946
1942
Duke of the Navy · as Story
1941

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