J. G. Hawks

John Gerald Hawks was an American screenwriter.[1] He wrote several scripts for Thomas H. Ince's[2] Kay-Bee Pictures. His career ended with the transition to talking pictures requiring dialogue.[3]

One of his scripts was made in tribute to newly deceased jurist Juan J. Carrillo.[1] He wrote the first photoplay featuring Mabel Normand.[1]

Filmography

• The Quakeress (1913)
• The Geisha (1914 film)
• Aloha Oe (film) (1915) co-written with Ince
• "Bad Buck" of Santa Ynez (1915)[4]
• D'artagnan (1915)[5]
• Houseof His Fathers (1915) co-written with Ince
• Raiders (1915) co-written with Ince
• The Three Musketeers (1916 film)
• The Vagabond Prince (1916)
• The Primal Lure (1916), an adaptation of a Vingie E. Roe novel[1]
• Somewhere in France (1916), based on a book
• Chicken Casey (1917)
• Wooden Shoes (film) (1917)
• A Strange Transgressor (1917), from a story
• Paws of the Bear (1917)
• The Firefly of Tough Luck (1917)
• The Bride of Hate (1917)
• Paddy O'Hara (film) (1917)
• Truthful Tulliver (1917)
• The Millionaire Vagrant (1917)
• Flare-Up Sal (1918)
• Partners Three (1919)
• Under Crimson Skies (1920)
• Hearts Aflame (1923)
• The Sea Hawk (1924)
• The Splendid Road (1925)
• Her Husband's Secret (1925)
• The Price of Pleasure (1925)
• Percy (1925 film)
• The Combat (1926 film)
• Breed of the Sea (1926)
• Enemies of Society (1927)
• The Sonora Kid (film) (1927)
• Shanghaied (1927 film)
• Freedom of the Press (film) (1928)
• The Michigan Kid (1928 film)
• Melody Lane (1929 film)

References

1. "Motography". January 3, 1916 – via Google Books.
2. "Motography". January 25, 1916 – via Google Books.
3. "J.G. Hawks - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
4. ""BAD BUCK" OF SANTA YNEZ".
5. "Film showings list" (PDF). www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.