Martin Mooney(1896-1967)
- Writer
- Producer
Martin Mooney came into the film business in 1935 as a screenwriter
after years of working in New York City as a playwright, newspaper
reporter, columnist and press agent. In 1943 he joined PRC Pictures,
where, in addition to screenwriting, he was in charge of advertising
and publicity. Mooney's background in the rough-and-tumble New York
City newspaper world was the impetus for PRC's specializing in the
gritty urban crime dramas it was known for. The film for which Mooney
will probably be best remembered is Edgar G. Ulmer's "film noir" masterpiece,
Détour (1945).
