Arthur Hoerl

Not to be confused with Arthur Hohl.

Arthur Hoerl (December 17, 1891 – February 6, 1968) was an American screenwriter and film director. Hoerl was born in New York, son of Louis Hoerl, a German immigrant silver polisher, and Teresa Hoerl. Arthur completed three years of high school, according to the 1940 US Census.

Arthur Hoerl
Born	Adolph Hoerl (1891-12-17)December 17, 1891 New York City
Died	February 6, 1968(1968-02-06) (aged 76) Hollywood, California
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director
Years active	1921–1968

He wrote for 150 films between 1921 and 1968. One of his best known credits is co-writer for the film Tell Your Children (1936) which is now known as Reefer Madness. For Broadway, 1932, he wrote the play A Few Wild Oats.^[1] He also directed four films between 1932 and 1934. Hoerl died in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography

• The Desert Sheik (1924), co-writer
• Headlines (1925), co-writer
• The White Monkey (1925), adapted to film
• The Pride of the Force (1925)
• Counsel for the Defense (1925)
• Lover's Island (1925)
• The Unfair Sex (1926)
• The Smoke Eaters (1926)
• The Romance of a Million Dollars (1926)
• In Search of a Hero (1926)
• Back to Liberty (1927)
• Polly of the Movies (1927)
• On the Stroke of Twelve (1927)
• The Winning Oar (1927)
• Gun-Hand Garrison (1927)
• Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928)
• Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
• Gypsy of the North (1928)
• The Phantom of the Turf (1928)
• Sisters of Eve (1928)
• Sweet Sixteen (1928)
• Trailin' Back (1928)
• The Black Pearl (1928)
• The Midnight Adventure (1928)
• The Man from Headquarters (1928)
• The Law and the Man (1928)
• Danger Patrol (1928)
• The Speed Classic (1928)
• Thundergod (1928)
• Inspiration (1928)
• The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
• Bride of the Desert (1929)
• Handcuffed (1929)
• In Old California (1929)
• Shanghai Rose (1929)
• Two Sisters (1929)
• When Dreams Come True (1929)
• Anne Against the World (1929)
• Some Mother's Boy (1929)
• Hell-Bent for Frisco (1931)
• Swanee River (1931)
• The Arm of the Law (1932)
• Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)
• Big Town (1932)
• Midnight Patrol (1932)
• Before Morning (1933 – directed)
• Drums O' Voodoo (1934 – directed)
• Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
• The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
• Reefer Madness (1936)
• Jungle Menace (1937)
• Cipher Bureau (1938)
• Panama Patrol (1939)
• Isle of Destiny (1940)
• Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
• Criminals Within (1941)
• The Vigilante (1947)
• The Sea Hound (1947)
• Brick Bradford (1947)
• Superman (1948)
• Tex Granger (1948)
• Shamrock Hill (1949)
• She Shoulda Said No! (1949)
• King of the Congo (1952)
• Son of Geronimo (1952)
• The Lost Planet (1953)