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Frank Hamilton Spearman (September 6, 1859 – December 29, 1937) was an American writer. Career overview. Spearman was known for his books in the Western fiction genre and especially for his fiction and non-fiction works on the topic of railroads. The books were illustrated by leading artists, such as N. C. Wyeth for Whispering Smith .
The picture is based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman and a previous 1926 film adaptation starring H. B. Warner.
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It was based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman. The character in the novel and the subsequent film combined elements of real-life railroad detectives Joe Lefors, who was employed by the Burlington line, and Timothy Keliher of the Union Pacific.
A mais famosa produção foi o filme de 1948, com Alan Ladd. Frank Hamilton Spearman continuou a escrever, mas nenhum dos seus romances posteriores alcançou o sucesso de Whispering Smith. Seus últimos anos foram gastos em Hollywood, onde ele escrevia roteiros.
Frank H. Spearman (1859-1937) was a prolific writer of heroic fiction, especially about railroads and about the men who built and ran them in the West in the late 1800s. During the last half of his life, he found a substantial audience for his magazine stories and books, and early Hollywood created photoplays of several stories.
sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, Wikidata item. American author, known for his books in the Western fiction genre and especially for his fiction and non-fiction works on the topic of railroads.
Whispering Smith. Frank H. Spearman (1859 - 1937) Whispering Smith, like most of Frank Spearman's western novels (and some non-fiction as well) are set in the world of railroads, in the late 1800's. The main character, Gordon Smith, is a railroad detective; he first appears in this novel, then later in others.
