Maurice Geraghty


Maurice Geraghty was an American screenwriter, film director and producer.

Early life

Geraghty was the son of Tom Geraghty. His brother Gerald was also a screenwriter; and his sister was silent film actress and painter Carmelita Geraghty.
After writing a variety of serials and films for Republic Pictures, several of Geraghty's screenplays were used by major studios. He began a career as a producer for RKO Pictures producing several of the Falcon |Falcon] film series.
Geraghty returned to screenwriting and made his directing debut with The Sword of Monte Cristo. He entered television as both teleplaywright and director.

Selected filmography