John P. McLeod (died 1965)[1] was an Australian writer and broadcaster. For a time he was an in-house screenwriter for F.W. Thring at Efftee Studios.[2][3]
He also worked for the ABC and wrote a number of humorous novels.[4][5]
Selected writings edit
- A Ticket in Tatts (1934) – screenplay
- The Nawab's Necklace; Being Case 102 from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) – radio play
- The Leech; Or, Detectives Don't Care, Being the Hundred and Oneth Case of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised (1935) – radio play
- Typhoon Treasure (1938) – script
- Way Down South (1940)
- Funtasia Digest (1941)
- Frolics in Politics (1941)
- The Progress of Pete (1944)
- Quipster Delight (1945)
- Jester Digest (1945)
- Where Old Friends Meet (1964)
Unfilmed screenplays edit
It was announced that McLeod would adapt the following novels for Efftee:
- James! Don't Be a Fool by E. V. Timms[6]
- Along the Road by McLeod[6]
References edit
- ^ Macleod, John (1964), Where old friends meet, Currawong, retrieved 16 August 2021
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 182.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN SCENARIOS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "John Macleod". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "STUDIO PORTRAIT JOHN MACLEOD", ABC weekly, 19 (31 (3 August 1957)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1334156920, retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Trove
- ^ a b "HAVE YOU READ?". The World's News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2014.