Biography
Max Marcin (5 May 1879 – 30 March 1948) was a Polish-born American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed six films between 1931 and 1936. His stage work includes See My Lawyer (1915), directed by Frank M. Stammers; he wrote and/or produced almost 20 plays for Broadway from 1916-38. Marcin wrote for and produced The FBI in Peace and War and created, produced and wrote for the Crime Doctor radio program, which became the basis for a series of ten Crime Doctor films.He was born in Krotoschen, Posen, Germany (now Poznań, Poland). At the age of seven, Max emigrated to the United States with his father and mother, Hirsch and Johanna Schlamjack, and two siblings, Julius and Emma. They were steerage passengers on the S/S Taormina, which sailed from the Port of Hamburg on 14 July 1886 and arrived at the Port of New York on 2 August 1886. They settled in New York City, where his father continued working as a butcher. Max Schlamjack was admitted to City College as a student in 1895. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in 1898 and, with the passing years, devoted himself to more creative literary work, primarily as a writer of plays and short stories. He died in Tucson, Arizona, aged 68. He was survived by a brother and a sister.
Filmography
all 49
Movies 49
Writer 41
Director 5
self 1
Marco Borsato - Symphonica in Rosso (2006)
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
The Millerson Case (1947)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
Just Before Dawn (1946)
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
Shadows in the Night (1944)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943)
Crime Doctor (1943)
Slightly Tempted (1940)
The Jungle Princess (1936)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Three Live Ghosts (1936)
Cheating Cheaters (1934)
Gambling Ship (1933)
King of the Jungle (1933)
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)
Silence (1931)
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
City Streets (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Derelict (1930)
Face of Desire (1930)
Shadow of the Law (1930)
The Big Fight (1930)
Be Yourself! (1930)
Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter (1929)
Three Live Ghosts (1929)
The Ghost Talks (1929)
Cheating Cheaters (1927)
The Rough Riders (1927)
Rough House Rosie (1927)
The Love of Sunya (1927)
Man of the Forest (1926)
Obey the Law (1926)
Silence (1926)
The Tower of Lies (1925)
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
Secrets of the Night (1924)
Three Live Ghosts (1922)
The Thief (1920)
The Face at Your Window (1920)
The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
Eyes of Youth (1919)
Cheating Cheaters (1919)
Here Comes the Bride (1919)
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GenderMale
Birthday1879-05-05
Deathday1948-03-30 (68 years old)
Birth PlacePoznań, Poland
CitizenshipsPoland
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