Fred Rath (writer)

Frederick William Rath (March 3, 1874 – August 7, 1954) was an American playwright and screenwriter.

Rath was born in New York.[1]

He died in Monroe, New York.[1]

Theater

• Solitaire (March 1929), writer
• Melodrama (1929), a play about Sing Sing[2]
• First Night (1930-1931), writer
• Her Tin Soldier (1933), wrote and produced[1]
• Bigger Than Barnum (1946), co-wrote with Lee Sands[3]

Films

• Behind the Mask (1917)
• The Mystic Hour (1917)
• The Golden God (1917)
• When You and I Were Young (1917)
• Public Defender (1917)
• Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)
• Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (1935), written by Milton Hockey and Fred Rath
• Symphony in Black (1935)[4]
• Give Out, Sisters (1941), original story[5]
• Sing a Jingle (1944) screenplay[5]

References

1. "Frederick Rath – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
2. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 19, 1958). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
3. Zolotow, Sam (February 8, 1946). "BENNY BAKER SIGNS FOR ROLE IN FARCE; Will Appear in 'Bigger Than Barnum,' Carnival Comedy by Rath and Sands" – via NYTimes.com.
4. "Fred Rath". BFI. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
5. "Fred Rath". www.tcm.com.