Richard Schayer
Screenwriter

Richard Schayer

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Birth:
13 December 1880(Washington, D.C.)
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13 March 1956(Hollywood)
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Richard Schayer (December 13, 1880 – March 13, 1956) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for over 100 films between 1916 and 1956.
He was born in Washington, D.C., son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and writer Julia Schayer, and died in Hollywood, California. He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures during the golden age of Laemmle management.

Selected filmography

  • The Dragon Painter (1919)
  • The Tong Man (1919)
  • An Arabian Knight (1920)
  • The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
  • The Thrill Chaser (1923)
  • Hook and Ladder (1924)
  • Ride for Your Life (1924)
  • The Dangerous Flirt (1924)
  • Silk Stocking Sal (1924)
  • The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
  • The Calgary Stampede (1925)
  • The Seventh Bandit (1926)
  • The Frontier Trail (1926)
  • Devil-May-Care (1929)
  • Where East is East (1929)
  • Hallelujah! (1929)
  • Trader Horn (1931)
  • Private Lives (1931)
  • Night World (1932)
  • The Iroquois Trail (1950)
  • Kim (1950)
  • Children of Pleasure (1930)
  • Indian Uprising (1952)