Horace McCoy

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Horace McCoy

Writing April 14, 1897

Pegram, Tennessee, USA

Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCo…

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Maverick

Maverick

7.0 1957 TV Show
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7.6 1969 Movie
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

6.7 1952 Movie
Western Union

Western Union

6.0 1941 Movie
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

7.2 1942 Movie
The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

6.6 1952 Movie
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

6.8 1950 Movie
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

6.3 1952 Movie
Texas

Texas

6.7 1941 Movie
Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

6.2 1955 Movie
No Pockets in a Shroud

No Pockets in a Shroud

5.4 1974 Movie
Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

6.0 1954 Movie

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Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCoy grew up in Tennessee and Texas; after serving in the air force during World War I, he worked as a journalist, film actor, and screenplay writer, and is author of five novels including They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) and the noir classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948). Though underappreciated in his own time, McCoy is now recognized as a peer of Dashiell Hammett and James Cain. He died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1955.

Filmography

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  1. 1974
    No Pockets in a Shroud

    Movie Novel

  2. 1969
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Movie Novel

  3. 1957
    Maverick

    TV show Story

  4. 1955
    Texas Lady

    Movie Story

  5. 1955
    The Road to Denver

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1955
    Rage at Dawn

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1954
    Dangerous Mission

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1954
    Daughters of Destiny

    Movie Writer

  9. 1953
    Bad for Each Other

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1953
    El Alaméin

    Movie Writer

  11. 1952
    Montana Belle

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1952
    The Lusty Men

    Movie Writer

  13. 1952
    The World in His Arms

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  14. 1952
    The Turning Point

    Movie Story

  15. 1952
    Bronco Buster

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1950
    The Fireball

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 1950
    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    Movie Novel

  2. 1947
    The Fabulous Texan

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1943
    There's Something About a Soldier

    Movie Writer

  4. 1943
    Appointment in Berlin

    Movie Writer

  5. 1943
    Flight for Freedom

    Movie Story

  6. 1942
    Gentleman Jim

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1942
    Valley of the Sun

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1941
    Texas

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1941
    Wild Geese Calling

    Movie Writer

  10. 1941
    Western Union

    Movie Dialogue

  11. 1940
    The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    Movie Writer

  12. 1940
    Queen of the Mob

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1940
    Women Without Names

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1940
    Parole Fixer

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1939
    Television Spy

    Movie Writer

  16. 1939
    Island of Lost Men

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1939
    Undercover Doctor

    Movie Writer

  18. 1939
    Persons in Hiding

    Movie Screenplay

  19. 1938
    Hunted Men

    Movie Writer

  20. 1938
    Dangerous to Know

    Movie Screenplay

  21. 1936
    Postal Inspector

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1936
    Parole!

    Movie Screenplay

  23. 1936
    Fatal Lady

    Movie Writer

  24. 1934
    Speed Wings

    Movie Screenplay