John P. McLeod
John P. McLeod was an Australian writer and broadcaster. For a time he was an in-house screenwriter for F.W. Thring at Efftee Studios.[1][2]
He also worked for the ABC and wrote a number of humorous novels.[3]
Selected writings
- A Ticket in Tatts (1934) – screenplay
- The Nawab's Necklace ; Being Case 102 from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) -radio play
- The Leech ; Or, Detectives Don't Care, Being the Hundred and Oneth Case of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) – radio play
- Typhoon Treasure (1938) – script
- Way Down South (1940)
- Funtasia Digest (1941)
- Frolics in Politics (1941)
- The Progress of Pete (1944)
- Quipster Delight (1945)
- Jester Digest (1945)
- Where Old Friends Meet (1964)
Unfilmed screenplays
It was announced that McLeod would adapt the following novels for Efftee:
- James! Don't Be a Fool by E. V. Timms[4]
- Along the Road by McLeod[4]
References
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 182.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN SCENARIOS.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ John P. McLeod at AustLit (subscription required)
- 1 2 "HAVE YOU READ?.". The World's News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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