One Way Passage (1932)

Born in Chicago, Ilinois. In films from the mid-1920s, after a stint at The New Yorker, he wrote many routine but entertaining original stories and screenplays, mainly for Warner Bros., then produced a number of commercially successful films for that studio during the 30s, sometimes with the nominal screen credit of associate producer under Hal Wallis. Notable writing credits include SHE COULDN'T SAY NO (1930), LITTLE CAESAR and FIVE STAR FINAL (both 1931), SO BIG!, ONE WAY PASSAGE and 20,000 YEARS IN SING SING (all 1932), FOOTLIGHT PARADE (1933, story - uncredited), HE WAS HER MAN (1934), GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 (1935), STAGE STRUCK (1936), BLACK LEGION (1937) and 'TIL WE MEET AGAIN (1940). Lord's production credits at Warners/First National include THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER and TOVARICH (both 1937), THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE (1938), DODGE CITY, CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY, THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX and ON YOUR TOES (all 1939), THE LETTER (1940), SHINING VICTORY, DIVE BOMBER and ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN (all 1941) and WINGS FOR THE EAGLE (1942). In the late 40s he formed a short-lived partnership with Humphrey Bogart in Santana Productions that produced six pictures: KNOCK ON ANY DOOR, TOKYO JOE and AND BABY MAKES THREE (all 1949), IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) and SIROCCO and THE FAMILY SECRET (both 1951).

Writing (Original Story) 1932-33: ONE WAY PASSAGE  Nominated for Best Picture 1934: FLIRTATION WALK - Associate producer at First National (Jack L. Warner & Hal B. Wallis, producers)  Nominated for Writing (Original Story) 1937: BLACK LEGION 3 nominations, 1 Award