A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
H.W. Walker
Harley M. Walker
Birthplace:
West Middlebury, Ohio, USA
Born:
June 27, 1878
Died:
June 23, 1937
WALKER, H.M. (Harley Marquis Walker) started as a telegrapher, tapping out the descriptions of sportswriters at boxing matches and sending them to the offices of their newspapers. In 1903 he became a sportswriter himself and wrote a column, “The Wisdom of Blinkey Ben,” for the Los Angeles Examiner before joining Roach in 1917 as a part-time scenario and title writer for Harold Lloyd. In 1920, he left newspaper work and joined Roach full time as head of the editorial department. A brilliant title writer in the silent era, Walker was less skilled at dialogue; he was credited for providing these elements on more than 350 Roach comedies. He usually came up with the title for each film and also wrote fairly severe critiques after each preview. After leaving Roach in 1932 he wrote dialogue for some features, including Son of a Sailor (1933) with Joe E. Brown, W.C. Fields’ The Old Fashioned Way (1934), and the ZaSu Pitts picture Affair of Susan (1935). Walker died in the home of his good friend Leroy Shield, who had written scores at the Roach lot in 1930 and ’31. Died June 23, 1937, Chicago, Illinois, age 58; of a heart attack. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harley M. "Beanie" Walker (June 27, 1878 – June 23, 1937) was a member of the Hal Roach movie production company from 1916 until his resignation in 1932. The title cards he wrote for Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy comedies "have entered legend, both for silent films, and as opening remarks for the earlier talkies." He was also an officer of the Roach Studio corporation. On Roach's "Lot of Fun", script development usually started with meetings among the gag men, who would develop what was known as an "action script": the outline of the story and a description of the scenes and some of the sight gags, which generally would run three to six legal-size pages. This document would then pass to Walker, the head of the editorial department, which oversaw not only script editing, but film editing as well. Walker usually came up with the title of each film, wrote "brilliantly witty" title cards which would be produced and inserted into the film, and wrote a critique before the picture went out to the distributors, Pathé Exchange, or later, M-G-M. Walker's writing did not transition well to talkies and by 1931 he had left Roach studio and wrote dialogue for comedies produced by ex-Roach general manager Warren Doane at Universal Pictures. Later, he worked at Paramount Pictures, where he contributed to the W. C. Fields picture The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
Additional Dialogue:
1934 Love Birds
Dialogue:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1934 Love Birds
Other:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Angora Love
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1934 Love Birds
Scenario Writer:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Angora Love
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1934 Love Birds
Screenplay:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Angora Love
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
Story:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Angora Love
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Skirt Shy
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 Gold Diggers
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
Story Editor:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1929 Angora Love
1929 Bouncing Babies
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 Skirt Shy
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Bear Shooters
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 Gold Diggers
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Shivering Shakespeare
1930 The First Seven Years
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 When the Wind Blows
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
Title Designer:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Heap Big Chief
1922 Dr. Jack
1925 Should Sailors Marry?
1926 Along Came Auntie
1926 Bromo and Juliet
1926 Crazy Like a Fox
1926 Thundering Fleas
1926 Wandering Papas
1927 Hats Off
1927 The Battle of the Century
1929 Angora Love
1929 Berth Marks
1929 Bouncing Babies
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 Skirt Shy
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Bear Shooters
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 Gold Diggers
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Shivering Shakespeare
1930 The First Seven Years
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 When the Wind Blows
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
Title Graphics:
1918 Beat It
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Captain Kidd's Kids
1919 Count Your Change
1919 Don't Shove
1919 From Hand to Mouth
1919 Heap Big Chief
1922 Dr. Jack
1923 Dogs of War!
1923 The Soilers
1925 Dog Days
1925 Should Sailors Marry?
1926 Along Came Auntie
1926 Bromo and Juliet
1926 Crazy Like a Fox
1926 Thundering Fleas
1926 Wandering Papas
1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1927 Hats Off
1927 The Battle of the Century
1927 The Second Hundred Years
1928 Should Tall Men Marry?
1929 Angora Love
1929 Berth Marks
1929 Bouncing Babies
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 Skirt Shy
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Bear Shooters
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 Gold Diggers
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Shivering Shakespeare
1930 The First Seven Years
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 When the Wind Blows
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Old Bull
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
Writer:
1917 All Aboard
1917 Birds of a Feather
1917 Bliss
1917 By the Sad Sea Waves
1917 Clubs Are Trump
1917 From Laramie to London
1917 Love, Laughs and Lather
1917 Rainbow Island
1917 Step Lively
1917 The Flirt
1917 We Never Sleep
1918 A Gasoline Wedding
1918 Beat It
1918 Fireman Save My Child
1918 Here Come the Girls
1918 The Tip
1919 Ask Father
1919 Bumping Into Broadway
1919 Captain Kidd's Kids
1919 Chop Suey & Co.
1919 Count Your Change
1919 Don't Shove
1919 From Hand to Mouth
1919 Heap Big Chief
1920 An Eastern Westerner
1920 Get Out and Get Under
1920 Haunted Spooks
1920 High and Dizzy
1920 His Royal Slyness
1920 Number, Please?
1921 Never Weaken
1921 Now or Never
1922 Dr. Jack
1922 Grandma's Boy
1923 Dogs of War!
1923 Heavy Seas
1923 Mother's Joy
1923 The Soilers
1923 The Whole Truth
1923 Uncensored Movies
1924 Brothers Under the Chin
1924 Just a Good Guy
1924 The Battling Orioles
1924 Wide Open Spaces
1925 Black Cyclone
1925 Dog Days
1925 Papa Be Good!
1925 Should Sailors Marry?
1926 Along Came Auntie
1926 Bromo and Juliet
1926 Crazy Like a Fox
1926 Get 'Em Young
1926 Good Cheer
1926 The Nickel-Hopper
1926 Thundering Fleas
1926 Wandering Papas
1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1927 Fluttering Hearts
1927 Hats Off
1927 Many Scrappy Returns
1927 Putting Pants on Philip
1927 Sailors, Beware!
1927 Should Men Walk Home?
1927 Sugar Daddies
1927 The Battle of the Century
1927 The Second Hundred Years
1927 The Sting of Stings
1928 Came the Dawn
1928 Early to Bed
1928 From Soup to Nuts
1928 Playin' Hookey
1928 Should Married Men Go Home?
1928 Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 The Finishing Touch
1928 Their Purple Moment
1928 You're Darn Tootin'
1929 Angora Love
1929 Berth Marks
1929 Big Business
1929 Bouncing Babies
1929 Boxing Gloves
1929 Crazy Feet
1929 Double Whoopee
1929 Hotter Than Hot
1929 Liberty
1929 Men O'War
1929 Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 Skirt Shy
1929 Sky Boy
1929 Small Talk
1929 Unaccustomed as We Are
1929 Wrong Again
1930 A gray in the air
1930 All Teed Up
1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 Bear Shooters
1930 Below Zero
1930 Blotto
1930 Brats
1930 Dollar Dizzy
1930 Fast Work
1930 Follies of love
1930 Girl Shock
1930 Gold Diggers
1930 High C's
1930 Hog Wild
1930 Night Owls
1930 Night of Goblins
1930 School's Out
1930 Shivering Shakespeare
1930 The Big Kick
1930 The Fighting Parson
1930 The First Seven Years
1930 The Head Guy
1930 The King
1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930 The Night Life
1930 The Shrimp
1930 The golf player
1930 The golfer
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 When the Wind Blows
1930 Whispering Whoopee
1931 Be Big!
1931 Beau Hunks
1931 Call a Cop!
1931 Catch-As Catch-Can
1931 Chickens Come Home
1931 Come Clean
1931 Hasty Marriage
1931 Haunted at Midnight
1931 Helping Grandma
1931 Let's Do Things
1931 Little Daddy
1931 Love Business
1931 Messing Around
1931 On the Loose
1931 One Good Turn
1931 One of the Smiths
1931 Our Wife
1931 Pardon Us
1931 Playing at Politics
1931 Rough Seas
1931 Shiver My Timbers
1931 Skip the Maloo!
1931 The Chiselers
1931 The Pajama Party
1931 The soul of the party
1931 Thundering Tenors
1931 War Mamas
1931 What a Bozo!
1932 Alum and Eve
1932 Any Old Port!
1932 Choo-Choo!
1932 County Hospital
1932 First in War
1932 Girl Grief
1932 Helpmates
1932 In Walked Charley
1932 Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 Red Noses
1932 Scram!
1932 Show Business
1932 Spanky
1932 Strictly Unreliable
1932 The Chimp
1932 The Music Box
1932 The Nickel Nurser
1932 The Old Bull
1932 The Pooch
1932 The Tabasco Kid
1932 What Price Taxi
1932 You're Telling Me
1932 Young Ironsides
1933 Her First Mate
1933 They Just Had to Get Married
1934 Love Birds
1934 Them Thar Hills
1935 Public Ghost # 1
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