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Horace McCoy

b. 1897 — d. 1955 (aged 58) Pegram, Tennessee, USA
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Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCoy grew up in Tennessee and Texas; after serving in the air force during World War I, he worked as a journalist, film actor, and screenplay writer, and is author of five novels including They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) and the noir classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948). Though underappreciated in his own time, McCoy is now recognized as a peer of Dashiell Hammett and James Cain. He died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1955.

Known For

Dangerous Crossroads
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★ 5.3
Dangerous Crossroads
1933
Speed Wings
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Speed Wings
1934
The Lusty Men
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★ 7.3
The Lusty Men
1952
Dangerous Mission
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★ 5.7
Dangerous Mission
1954

Filmography

No Pockets in a Shroud
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★ 6.0
No Pockets in a Shroud
1974 Writer
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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★ 7.8
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 Writer
Maverick
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★ 8.0
Maverick
1957 Writer
Rage at Dawn
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★ 6.0
Rage at Dawn
1955 Writer
The Road to Denver
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★ 6.3
The Road to Denver
1955 Writer
Texas Lady
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★ 5.5
Texas Lady
1955 Writer
Dangerous Mission
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★ 5.7
Dangerous Mission
1954 Writer
Daughters of Destiny
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★ 5.3
Daughters of Destiny
1954 Writer
Bad for Each Other
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★ 5.9
Bad for Each Other
1953 Writer
El Alaméin
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★ 5.6
El Alaméin
1953 Writer
The Lusty Men
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★ 7.3
The Lusty Men
1952 Writer
The World in His Arms
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★ 6.8
The World in His Arms
1952 Writer
The Turning Point
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★ 6.8
The Turning Point
1952 Writer
Montana Belle
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★ 5.7
Montana Belle
1952 Writer
Bronco Buster
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★ 6.0
Bronco Buster
1952 Writer
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TV de Vanguarda
1952 Writer
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
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★ 7.1
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 Writer
The Fireball
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★ 5.6
The Fireball
1950 Writer
The Fabulous Texan
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★ 6.5
The Fabulous Texan
1947 Writer
Flight for Freedom
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★ 6.0
Flight for Freedom
1943 Writer
Appointment in Berlin
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★ 6.4
Appointment in Berlin
1943 Writer
There's Something About a Soldier
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★ 6.0
There's Something About a Soldier
1943 Writer
Gentleman Jim
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★ 7.5
Gentleman Jim
1942 Writer
Valley of the Sun
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★ 5.9
Valley of the Sun
1942 Writer
Western Union
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★ 6.7
Western Union
1941 Writer
Texas
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★ 6.7
Texas
1941 Writer
Wild Geese Calling
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★ 6.3
Wild Geese Calling
1941 Writer
Texas Rangers Ride Again
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★ 6.0
Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 Writer
Queen of the Mob
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★ 6.4
Queen of the Mob
1940 Writer
Parole Fixer
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★ 5.7
Parole Fixer
1940 Writer
Women Without Names
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★ 6.5
Women Without Names
1940 Writer
Island of Lost Men
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★ 5.9
Island of Lost Men
1939 Writer
Persons in Hiding
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★ 6.5
Persons in Hiding
1939 Writer
Television Spy
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★ 5.9
Television Spy
1939 Writer
Undercover Doctor
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★ 6.4
Undercover Doctor
1939 Writer
Dangerous to Know
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★ 6.4
Dangerous to Know
1938 Writer
King of the Newsboys
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★ 5.7
King of the Newsboys
1938 Writer
Prison Farm
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★ 6.2
Prison Farm
1938 Writer
Hunted Men
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★ 6.2
Hunted Men
1938 Writer
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
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★ 6.8
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936 Writer
Postal Inspector
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★ 5.2
Postal Inspector
1936 Writer
Fatal Lady
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★ 6.9
Fatal Lady
1936 Writer
Parole!
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★ 7.0
Parole!
1936 Writer
Speed Wings
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Speed Wings
1934 Writer
Fury of the Jungle
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★ 6.2
Fury of the Jungle
1933 Writer
Hold the Press
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★ 6.3
Hold the Press
1933 Writer
Dangerous Crossroads
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★ 5.3
Dangerous Crossroads
1933 Writer
Soldiers of the Storm
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★ 2.7
Soldiers of the Storm
1933 Writer
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Her Resale Value
1933 Writer
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