found: IMDb, November 4, 2016(Ewart Adamson (1882-1945); writer, editor; born: October 23, 1882 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland; died: November 28, 1945 (age 63) in North Hollywood, California; settling in Hollywood in 1930, Adamson became a prolific screenwriter and, in addition to writing over 145 shorts, also provided stories and screenplays for features for Warner Bros., RKO, Chesterfield and Grand National, among others. In the 1940s he wrote four features for Republic and films for PRC and Monogram. His novel (using his "nom de plume" of Dayle Douglas) was published by Mystery House of New York on June 12, 1943, and was sold to Republic Pictures on December 6, 1943. Retaining the novel's title, Republic produced it as a serial shot between April 14 and May 18, 1944)
