---
name: "W. A. Burton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/w-a-burton"
fi1m_id: "w-a-burton"
imdb_id: "nm0123761"
tmdb_id: 114323
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:11:50.669017+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."
---

# W. A. Burton

## Identity

W. A. Burton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/w-a-burton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** w-a-burton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0123761
- **TMDB ID:** 114323
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114323

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114323

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*A Throw of Dice*](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

W. A. Burton was a British writer and scenario editor active in the silent film era. He contributed the scenario for the Indo-German production *A Throw of Dice* (1929), directed by Franz Osten and based on a story by Niranjan Pal.

Burton worked in Hollywood in the mid-1920s before returning to Britain, where he served as scenario editor for British Instructional Films. He is also credited with the screenplay for *Shiraz* (1928).

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Throw of Dice* (1929), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

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

- *A Throw of Dice* (1929), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/w-a-burton