Biography
A screenwriter from 1917, American-born Harvey H. Gates also briefly served as a director. Gates' only known directorial credits are a brace of 1918 films including
Wine Girl and
Marriage Lie. During the first years of the talkies, he collaborated on the scripts of such prestige productions as
Hell Divers (1931) and
If I Had a Million (1932). By the 1940s, he was working in low-budgeters for quickie producer
Sam Katzman. Harvey Gates' final credits include several East Side Kids and
Bela Lugosi vehicles, as well as actress
Kay Francis' valedictory Monogram productions
Divorce (1945) and
Allotment Wives (1946). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide