Thomas J. Geraghty

Thomas J. Geraghty (April 10, 1883 – June 5, 1945), was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 70 films between 1917 and 1939. During the 1930s he went to the United Kingdom, where he wrote a number of screenplays. He was born in Rushville, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California. In April 1924, Geraghty was credited with coining the soon-to-be-popular vaudeville pun, "The Thief of Badgags".

Selected filmography

 * One Dollar Bid (1918)
 * Her Inspiration (1918)
 * The Turn of a Card (1918)
 * With Hoops of Steel (1918)
 * A Heart in Pawn (1919)
 * The Courageous Coward (1919)
 * When the Clouds Roll by (1919)
 * In for Thirty Days (1919)
 * The Mollycoddle (1920)
 * Hollywood (1923)
 * The Sporting Venus (1925)
 * Wild, Wild Susan (1925)
 * The Big Noise (1928)
 * Three-Ring Marriage (1928)
 * Weary River (1929)
 * The Church Mouse (1934)
 * No Limit (1935)
 * Debt of Honour (1936)
 * Two's Company (1936)
 * Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
 * She Knew What She Wanted (1936)
 * Wings of the Morning (1937)
 * Shipyard Sally (1939)