John W. Krafft

John W. Krafft (1888–1958) was an American journalist and screenwriter. He worked for newspapers before becoming a titles writer during the silent film era and then a screenwriter.

He graduated from Manual Training High School in Indianapolis in 1907. He worked at the Indianapolis News and then the Indianapolis Star.

Filmography

 * The Angel of Broadway (1927), intertitles
 * Stand and Deliver (1928 film)
 * The Cop (1928 film), co-writer
 * Celebrity (1928 film) co-wrote film adaptation
 * Love Over Night (1928), titles
 * Strange Cargo (1929 film), co-writer
 * A Blonde for a Night (1928), co-writer
 * The Spieler (1928), co-writer
 * The Blue Danube (1928 film), titles
 * Death from a Distance (1935), original story and screenplay
 * Men of Action (1935)
 * The 13th Man (1937)
 * Telephone Operator (film) (1937), story
 * Here's Flash Casey (1937), screenplay
 * Convict's Code (1939), writer
 * In Old Cheyenne (1941), original story
 * Man from Headquarters (1942), screenwriter
 * Foreign Agent (1942), screenwriter
 * Deerslayer (1943), adaptation
 * Smart Guy (1943), screenwriter
 * Tell It to a Star (1945)