John P. McLeod (died 1965)[1] was an Australian writer and broadcaster. For a time he was an in-house screenwriter for F.W. Thring at Efftee Studios.[2][3]

He also worked for the ABC and wrote a number of humorous novels.[4][5]

Selected writings

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  • A Ticket in Tatts (1934) – screenplay
  • The Nawab's Necklace; Being Case 102 from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) – radio play
  • The Leech; Or, Detectives Don't Care, Being the Hundred and Oneth Case of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) – radio play
  • Typhoon Treasure (1938) – script
  • Way Down South (1940)
  • Funtasia Digest (1941)
  • Frolics in Politics (1941)
  • The Progress of Pete (1944)
  • Quipster Delight (1945)
  • Jester Digest (1945)
  • Where Old Friends Meet (1964)

Unfilmed screenplays

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It was announced that McLeod would adapt the following novels for Efftee:

References

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  1. ^ Macleod, John (1964), Where old friends meet, Currawong, retrieved 16 August 2021
  2. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 182.
  3. ^ "AUSTRALIAN SCENARIOS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "John Macleod". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "STUDIO PORTRAIT JOHN MACLEOD", ABC weekly, 19 (31 (3 August 1957)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1334156920, retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Trove
  6. ^ a b "HAVE YOU READ?". The World's News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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