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name: "Byron Morgan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/byron-morgan"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "24 October 1889"
died: "22 May 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T21:50:58.338941+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Byron Morgan

Writer. Born 24 October 1889 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. Died 22 May 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 24 October 1889, Carthage, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 22 May 1963
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004344, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604526/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128398

## Biography

Byron Morgan (24 October 1889 – 22 May 1963) was an American screenwriter and occasional actor. Born in Carthage, Missouri, he worked in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1940s.

Morgan received a screenplay credit on the 1931 drama *Five Star Final*, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and based on a play by Louis Weitzenkorn. He also contributed continuity to the 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy *Sons of the Desert*. His other credits include *Flying Devils* (1933), *Wings for the Eagle* (1942) and *Gallant Journey* (1946).

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Five Star Final* (1931), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/five-star-final.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hucksters* (1947), as Radio Soundman (uncredited)
- *Gallant Journey* (1946), as John Logan (uncredited) · Writer
- *Wings for the Eagle* (1942), Screenplay
- *Danger Flight* (1939), Screenplay
- *The Kid From Texas* (1939), Story
- *Burn 'Em Up O'Connor* (1939), Screenplay
- *High Flyers* (1937), Screenplay
- *The Sky Parade* (1936), Writer
- *It's in the Air* (1935), Screenplay, Story
- *Hell in the Heavens* (1934), Screenplay
- *Come On, Marines!* (1934), Screenplay
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), as Continuity
- *Flying Devils* (1933), Screenplay
- *Fast Life* (1932), Screenplay
- *Five Star Final* (1931), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/five-star-final.md)
- *The Ruling Voice* (1931), Screenplay
- *The Last Flight* (1931), as Continuity
- *Way Out West* (1930), Screenplay
- *It's a Great Life* (1929), Story
- *Speedway* (1929), Story
- *The Flying Fleet* (1929), Story
- *Thanks for the Buggy Ride* (1928), Story
- *The Smart Set* (1928), Scenario Writer, Story
- *The Fair Co-Ed* (1927), Writer
- *A Racing Romeo* (1927), Screenplay, Story
- *Man Power* (1927), Story
- *California or Bust* (1927), Story
- *One Minute to Play* (1926), Story, Continuity
- *The Palm Beach Girl* (1926), Story
- *Fascinating Youth* (1926), Story
- *The Pace That Thrills* (1925), Story
- *California Straight Ahead* (1925), Writer
- *The Lucky Devil* (1925), Writer
- *The Air Mail* (1925), Writer
- *Code of the Sea* (1924), Story
- *Sporting Youth* (1924), Story
- *Skid Proof* (1923), Story
- *Racing Hearts* (1923), Story
- *Across the Continent* (1922), Scenario Writer, Story
- *The Hell Diggers* (1921), Screenplay, Story
- *Too Much Speed* (1921), Story, Screenplay
- *What's Your Hurry?* (1920), Writer
- *Excuse My Dust* (1920), as Minor Role (uncredited) · Story
- *Double Speed* (1920), Writer
- *The Roaring Road* (1919), Story

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