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Jack Wagner (III) (1891–1963)

Writer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Miscellaneous Crew

Jack Wagner was among the legions of unsung writers of the silent film era who pioneered the art of comedy construction from staging car chases in Keystone Kops shorts to sight gags, pratfalls and later comedy bits for A-list actors in sound films. Born on May 20, 1891, in Los Angeles, Jack was one of four brothers... See full bio »

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Jackson Wagner
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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1947 La perla (screenplay)
 
1945 A Medal for Benny (additional dialogue / story)
 
1940 Little Men (uncredited)
 
1936 Dancing Pirate (adaptation)
 
1936 King of Burlesque (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1935 Annapolis Farewell
 
1934 The Little Minister (additional scenes)
 
1934 La Cucaracha (short)
 
1932 Sea Soldier's Sweeties (short) (additional dialogue)
 
1930 Clancy in Wall Street (story)
 
1930 Cupido Chauffeur (screenplay)
 
1930 Entre platos y notas (additional dialogue)
 
1928 Lady Be Good (writer)
 
1927 The Poor Nut
 
1927 What Every Girl Should Know (story)
 
1927 McFadden's Flats (adaptation)
 
1926 Syncopating Sue
 
1926 Other Women's Husbands (adaptation)
 
1926 The Sea Beast (uncredited)
 
1926 The Fighting Edge (adaptation)
 
1925 Bobbed Hair
 
1925 Red Hot Tires
 
1925 The Teaser
 
1938 Little Tough Guys in Society (assistant director)
 
1930 El cuerpo del delito (assistant director)
 
1924 Romeo and Juliet (short) (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1923 Dulcy (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1923 Seaside Simps (short) (assistant director)
 
1921 Mama's Affair (assistant director)
 
1920 The Forbidden Thing (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1920 The Scoffer (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1920 A Splendid Hazard (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1920/I This Way Out (short) (assistant director)
 
1919 Taming the West (short) (assistant director)
 
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1935 Another Face (treatment - uncredited)
 
1929 Broadway Blues (short) (comedy construction)
 
1927 A Texas Steer (comedy construction)
 
1927 The American Beauty (comedy construction)
 
1926 Silken Shackles (gag man - uncredited)
 
1924 Feet of Mud (short) (gag man - uncredited)
 
1924 All Night Long (short) (gag man - uncredited)
 
1924 The Hansom Cabman (short) (gag man - uncredited)
 
1924 The Luck o' the Foolish (short) (title designer - uncredited)
 
1924 Just Off Broadway (gag man)
 
1922 Ashes (comedy construction)
 
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1947 The Kneeling Goddess (producer - uncredited)
 
1946 The Other One (producer - uncredited)
 
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1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy (special effects - uncredited)
 
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Jack Wagner, who spoke fluent Spanish, was recruited by the U.S. government during World War II to gather intelligence data on German activities in South America. He was also much sought-after by film directors to construct comedy bits, including Mae West films.
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Jack Wagner was involved in a 3 a.m. brawl at the Hollywood Crescent Athletic Club on March 26, 1927, that left actor Eddie Diggins, 24, fatally wounded from a stab wound. The Crescent Club was a speakeasy and Wagner, Diggins, film comedian Lloyd Hamilton, bootlegger Charles Meehan, Meehan's wife, Irene... See more »

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