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John C. Higgins

 
Writer: John C. Higgins
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  • Occupation: Writer
  • Active: '30s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Crime, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Raw Deal, Railroaded, The Eagle Has Landed
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Murder Man (1935)

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American screenwriter John C. Higgins specialized in complex murder mysteries during the 1930s and 1940s. Higgins' credits include Murder Man (1935), which served as the feature-film debut of James Stewart, and Kid Glove Killer (1942), director Fred Zinnemann's first full-length effort. During the postwar era, he penned several location-filmed, fact-based crime melodramas, among them He Walked by Night (1947) and Border Incident (1949). John C. Higgins' screen output also embraced horror films (The Black Sleep, 1956) and science fiction (Robinson Crusoe on Mars, 1964). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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For other persons of the same name, see John Higgins (disambiguation).

John C. Higgins (April 28, 1908 - July 2, 1995) was an American screenwriter. During the 1930s and early 1940s, the Winnipeg, Canada-born scribe worked on mostly complex murder mystery films including the James Stewart film Murder Man (1935). During the late 1940s, Higgins continued to pen thrillers including semidocumentary-style films including director Anthony Mann's He Walked By Night, Raw Deal, T-Men and Border Incident. Higgins also wrote horror films like the Basil Rathbone starrer The Black Sheep (1956) and Higgins last film Daughters of Satan (1972). Higgins also wrote the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964). He also had a stint with English football club Clevedon Town.


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