John P. McCarthy (March 17, 1884 â€" September 4, 1962), also known as
J.P. McCarthy or simply as John McCarthy, was an American director and
screenwriter of the 1920s through 1945. He began in the film industry
in front of the camera, as an actor in silent films and film shorts
during the 1910s, before moving behind the camera in 1920. He usually
directed his own screenplays. Although he directed the occasional
drama or comedy, his specialty was the Western, which make up 28 of
his 38 filmography entries.John P. McCarthy was born on Saint
Patrick's Day 1884 in San Francisco, California to John Henry and
Catherine Lynch McCarty. He later changed his last name from "McCarty"
to "McCarthy".He developed an early radiotelephone system, but was
unsuccessful in marketing his invention. McCarthy entered the film
industry in 1914. His first part was a small role in the film short
The Wireless Voice, which also featured his radio equipment. Over the
next four years he appeared in eight films, all but one a short. His
one feature was in a small part of a prison guard in the 1916 D. W.
Griffith classic, Intolerance.McCarthy moved behind the camera in
1920, writing, producing and directing Out of the Dust, starring
Russell Simpson. He wrote eighteen scripts during his 25-year career,
all but four of which he directed himself. McCarthy directed a total
of 38 films, 12 of which were silent. His notable silent films include
The Lovelorn (1927), and Diamond Handcuffs (1928). Some of his notable
sound films include: Oklahoma Cyclone (1930), one of the first
"singing cowboy films; The Law of 45's, the forerunner to the Republic
Pictures western series The Three Mesquiteers; and 1936's Song of the
Gringo, the film debut of Tex Ritter.
J.P. McCarthy or simply as John McCarthy, was an American director and
screenwriter of the 1920s through 1945. He began in the film industry
in front of the camera, as an actor in silent films and film shorts
during the 1910s, before moving behind the camera in 1920. He usually
directed his own screenplays. Although he directed the occasional
drama or comedy, his specialty was the Western, which make up 28 of
his 38 filmography entries.John P. McCarthy was born on Saint
Patrick's Day 1884 in San Francisco, California to John Henry and
Catherine Lynch McCarty. He later changed his last name from "McCarty"
to "McCarthy".He developed an early radiotelephone system, but was
unsuccessful in marketing his invention. McCarthy entered the film
industry in 1914. His first part was a small role in the film short
The Wireless Voice, which also featured his radio equipment. Over the
next four years he appeared in eight films, all but one a short. His
one feature was in a small part of a prison guard in the 1916 D. W.
Griffith classic, Intolerance.McCarthy moved behind the camera in
1920, writing, producing and directing Out of the Dust, starring
Russell Simpson. He wrote eighteen scripts during his 25-year career,
all but four of which he directed himself. McCarthy directed a total
of 38 films, 12 of which were silent. His notable silent films include
The Lovelorn (1927), and Diamond Handcuffs (1928). Some of his notable
sound films include: Oklahoma Cyclone (1930), one of the first
"singing cowboy films; The Law of 45's, the forerunner to the Republic
Pictures western series The Three Mesquiteers; and 1936's Song of the
Gringo, the film debut of Tex Ritter.
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