by Sandra Brennan
biography
In film, author William Wister Haines primarily penned screenplays for such action-adventure films as The Eternal Sea and The Racket. As a novelist he made his debut with Slim which, in 1931, he adapted into a film of the same name starring Henry Fonda and Pat O'Brien. As playwright, Haines is best known for the Broadway success Command Decision (1947). The year after it was first produced, the play was adapted into a film starring Clark Gable.
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
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Torpedo Run
Screenwriter |
1958 | |||
The Wings of Eagles
Screenwriter |
1957 | |||
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The Eternal Sea
Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
One Minute to Zero
Screenwriter |
1952 | |||
The Racket
Screenwriter |
1951 | |||
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Beyond Glory
Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
Command Decision
Play Author, Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
The Texans
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
Black Legion
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
Slim
Book Author, Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
Alibi Ike
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Man of Iron
Screenwriter |
1935 |
