Re: Saint Johnson Burnett was never actually credited with
writing a screen adaptation of Saint Johnson. Who knows if he
might have given John Huston a hand in the original version
directed by Edward Cahn. By the way, Saint Johnson was
adapted for the screen on three occasions, all entitled Law
and Order. The first L&O in 1932, directed by Cahn,
script by John Huston. The second in 1940, directed by Ray
Taylor, starring Johnnie Mack Brown, and the third in 1953,
starring Ronald Reagan. Interestingly, Burnett regarded the
shootout at OK corral as a cas eof Republicans (the Earps) vs
Democrats (the sheriff). Wyatt's daughter apparently tried to
stop the publication of Burnett's novel, and then Cahn's film
when it was being made at Universal. Burnett told her he
regarded father as a hero, and they ened up becoming friends.
Of course, Burnett and Huston would go on to work together on
High Sierra and Asphalt Jungle. An uneasy but interesting
partnership.
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