title: Hal Carleton
text: # Hal Carleton
  
  Harold "Hal" H. Carleton (c.1896 – 25 December 1949) was an Australian writer. He was a friend of film director Ken G. Hall and was part of Hall's comedy writing team at Cinesound Productions in the late 1930s. He also wrote novels.
  
  ## Select credits
  
  * The Spirit of Gallipoli (1928) – screenplay
  * Let George Do It (1938) – original story
  * Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) – uncredited contribution to screenplay
  * Murder Every 28 Days! – novella
  * They're Coming to Get Me – novella
  