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name: "James Gow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-gow"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "23 August 1907"
died: "11 February 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T22:41:39.564728+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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# James Gow

Writer. Born 23 August 1907 in Creston, Iowa. Died 11 February 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 23 August 1907, Creston, Iowa
- **Died:** 11 February 1952
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/930501

## Biography

James Gow (23 August 1907 – 11 February 1952) was an American writer, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Creston, Iowa, he attended the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado. From 1928 to 1931 he worked as a reporter and motion picture critic for the *New York World*.

Gow wrote the screenplay for the musical *One Night of Love* (1934). He collaborated with Arnaud d'Usseau on the story for *Repent at Leisure* (1941) and on the plays *Tomorrow the World* (1943) and *Deep Are the Roots* (1945). His other screen credits include *I Dream Too Much* (1935), *Murder on a Bridle Path* (1936), *Bunker Bean* (1936) and *Moonlight in Hawaii* (1941).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Night of Love* (1934), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-of-love.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Tomorrow, the World!* (1944), Theatre Play
- *Moonlight in Hawaii* (1941), Screenplay
- *Repent at Leisure* (1941), Story
- *Bunker Bean* (1936), Screenplay
- *Murder on a Bridle Path* (1936), Screenplay
- *I Dream Too Much* (1935), Screenplay
- *One Night of Love* (1934), Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/one-night-of-love.md)

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