Carl Erickson

Known for Writing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Erickson (1908–1935) was a film writer. Erickson was the son of Swedish immigrants, Albert and Ellen Erickson. He grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, where his father worked at the New Haven Wire Mill company. Erickson wrote for films including, Stranger in Town (1932), Fashions of 1934, and Black Fury (1935). He died after shooting himself.

Born

April 7, 1908

Died

August 29, 1935 (age 27)

Birthplace

South Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Filmography

13 films

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Black Fury

1935 · 1h 34m

country: United States

A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.

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Sweet Music

1935 · 1h 40m

country: United States

A midwest band leader and his lead singer share a love-hate relationship as they try for success in New York.

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Smarty

1934 · 1h 5m

country: United States

Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attorney Vernon Thorpe secures a divorce for her, and Vicki and Vernon are soon married. Vicki's yen for wearing revealing clothes and a penchant for inviting ex-husband to dinner soon provokes the easily-provoked Vernon into belting one on her himself. She goes to Tony's apartment, where Tony is entertaining Bonnie, who is not all that entertained by the presence of Vicki, especially after Vicki shows every intent of moving in and staying.

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Fashions of 1934

1934 · 1h 18m

country: United States

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.

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Easy to Love

1934 · 1h 1m

country: United States

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more effective and she devises a plan; having long been pursued by Eric, she apparently accedes and accompanies him to an apartment and, per her plan, enter the wrong one. There, they find Carol's best friend, Charlotte, and John hiding in a closet. The latter, showing more nerve than good sense, goes into a rage and berates Carol for her apparent philandering. The battle continues at home, where their daughter Janet informs them that because of them, she and Paul have given up on the idea of marriage, but are going away together, anyway. Carol and John trail them to a hotel and find them in twin beds, whereupon John, armed with a fire-ax, summons a justice of the peace and demands a fire-ax version of a shotgun wedding.

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Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · 1h 18m

country: United States

A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.

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Silver Dollar

1932 · 1h 23m

country: United States

A farmer strikes it rich out West, then leaves his wife for a young beauty.

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Stranger in Town

1931 · 1h 6m

country: United States

Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chain manager retaliates by cutting off Crickles' supply of produce, whereupon his friends and neighbors save his business by supplying him with goods from their own farms.