Biography
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.
Wrote 42
1970s
- 1974
No Pockets in a Shroud
Novel
1960s
- 1969
1950s
- 1957
- 1955
The Road to Denver
Screenplay
- 1954
Dangerous Mission
Story, Screenplay
Daughters of Destiny
Writer
- 1953
Bad for Each Other
Screenplay, Story
El Alaméin
Writer
- 1952
The Lusty Men
Writer
The Turning Point
Story
Bronco Buster
Screenplay
- 1950
The Fireball
Writer
1940s
- 1947
- 1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Writer
Appointment in Berlin
Writer
Flight for Freedom
Story
- 1942
Valley of the Sun
Screenplay
- 1941
Wild Geese Calling
Writer
- 1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Writer
Queen of the Mob
Screenplay
Women Without Names
Screenplay
Parole Fixer
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
Television Spy
Writer
Island of Lost Men
Screenplay
Undercover Doctor
Writer
Persons in Hiding
Screenplay
- 1938
Hunted Men
Writer
Dangerous to Know
Screenplay
- 1936
Postal Inspector
Screenplay
Parole!
Screenplay
Fatal Lady
Writer
- 1934
Speed Wings
Screenplay, Story
- 1933
Fury of the Jungle
Writer
Dangerous Crossroads
Story
Soldiers of the Storm
Screenplay
Other crew 1
1950s
- 1952
The World in His Arms
Additional Dialogue