Gerald Drayson Adams
Writer
June 25, 1900 — 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).
Known For
Filmography
| 1965 | Harum Scarum · as Screenplay |
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| 1964 | Kissin' Cousins · as Screenplay |
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| 1961 | Fury River · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Gun Fight · as Screenplay |
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| 1957 | War Drums · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | Gun Brothers · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | Three Bad Sisters · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | CheyenneOn Plex |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Chief Crazy Horse · as Screenplay |
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| 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 |
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| 1952 | Flaming Feather · as Screenplay |
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| 1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet · as Screenplay |
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| 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 ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1941 | The Miracle Kid · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Gunslinger · as Written By |
| 1957 | Tomahawk Trail · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1956 | Affair in Reno · as Story |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow · as Teleplay By |
| 1956 | The Black Sleep · as Story |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez · as Story |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise · as Story |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Teleplay |
| 1952 | The Duel at Silver Creek · as Story |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass · as Story |
| 1951 | His Kind of Woman · as Story |
| 1950 | Between Midnight and Dawn · as Story |
| 1946 | Dead Reckoning · as Story |
| 1946 | The Magnificent Rogue · as Story |
| 1942 | Duke of the Navy · as Story |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · as Story |