Martin Goldsmith (November 6, 1913 – May 24, 1994) wrote several classic B-movies including Detour (1945), Blind Spot (1947) and The Narrow Margin in 1952 for which he was Oscar-nominated.
Goldsmith — at one time the brother-in-law of Anthony Quinn — also contributed some stories to The Twilight Zone TV series in the 50s and related to Anthony Goldsmith.
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“That’s life. Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you.”
—Martin Goldsmith, and Edgar G. Ulmer. Al Roberts (Tom Neal)
“Let me tell you something. Nobody goes to jail unless they want to. Unless they make themselves get caught. They don’t have things organized.”
—Nicholas Pileggi, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Henry Hill (Ray Liotta)
“Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)