George M. Merrick

George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 – December 16, 1964) was an American film editor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter,

George M. Merrick
Born	February 2, 1883 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	December 16, 1964 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Editor, director, producer, screenwriter
Known for	Work with Frank Buck

He was a screenwriter of the 1937 serial film Jungle Menace, starring Frank Buck .^[1]

Early life

George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.

Career

Merrick wrote, edited, directed and produced many films, including:^[2]

• The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
• Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
• Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer
• Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer
• Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
• The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
• The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
• Secrets of a Model (1940) editor
• City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
• I'll Sell My Life (1941) producer
• Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer
• A Yank in Libya (1942) producer
• The Dawn Express (1942) producer
• Submarine Base (1943) writer
• Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
• Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
• The White Gorilla (1945) producer
• Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)

Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial film Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.