John C. Higgins

John C. Higgins

John C. Higgins (April 28, 1908 - July 2, 1995) was an American screenwriter. During the 1930s and early 1940s, the Winnipeg, Canada-born scribe worked on mostly complex murder mystery films including the James Stewart film "Murder Man" (1935). During the late 1940s, Higgins continued to pen thrillers including semidocumentary-style films including director Anthony Mann's "He Walked By Night", "Raw Deal", "T-Men" and "Border Incident". Higgins also wrote horror films like the Basil Rathbone starrer "The Black Sheep" (1956) and Higgins last film "Daughters of Satan" (1972). Higgins also wrote the science fiction film "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" (1964). He also had a stint with English football club Clevedon Town.


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