Frank Davis

Career Overview

Frank Davis has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 1927. Signature works include The Train, The Indian Fighter, Springfield Rifle. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

25

Birth Date

1897-10-24 00:00:00

Known For

• 

  The Train
• 

  The Indian Fighter
• 

  Springfield Rifle
• 

  Jim Thorpe – All-American
• 

  Dance, Girl, Dance
• 

  The Boy from Oklahoma

Frequent Collaborators

• Lon Chaney Jr. (3 collaborations)
• Burt Lancaster (2 collaborations)
• Walter Abel (2 collaborations)
• Alan Hale Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Phyllis Thaxter (2 collaborations)
• Ralph Sanford (2 collaborations)
• Paul Scofield (1 collaborations)
• Jeanne Moreau (1 collaborations)
• Suzanne Flon (1 collaborations)
• Michel Simon (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (19 credits)

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    teleplay

    writing
    1974
  • The Train

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • Night of the Quarter Moon

    writer

    writing
    1959
  • The Indian Fighter

    screenplay

    writing
    1955
  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • The Jazz Singer

    screenplay

    writing
    1953
  • Springfield Rifle

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • The Story of Will Rogers

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • Ten Tall Men

    screenplay

    writing
    1951
  • Jim Thorpe – All-American

    dialogue

    writing
    1951
  • Fighting Father Dunne

    screenplay

    writing
    1948
  • The Woman on the Beach

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • Are Husbands Necessary?

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Remember the Day

    screenplay

    writing
    1941
  • Dance, Girl, Dance

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • One New York Night

    screenplay

    writing
    1935
  • Spring Fever

    writer

    writing
    1927
  • California

    writer

    writing
    1927

• production (6 credits)

  • It's a Wonderful World

    producer

    production
    1939
  • The Chaser

    producer

    production
    1938
  • Lord Jeff

    producer

    production
    1938
  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    producer

    production
    1936
  • Petticoat Fever

    producer

    production
    1936
  • The bitter fruit

    producer

    production
    1931