Editing Adrian Scott (section)

===Producer===
RKO signed Scott to work as a producer. His first credit in that capacity was ''[[My Pal Wolf]]'' (1944). He went on to produce ''[[Murder, My Sweet]]'' (1944), an adaptation of ''[[Farewell My Lovely]]'' by [[Raymond Chandler]] by [[John Paxton]] that was directed by [[Edward Dmytryk]]. It was a critical and commercial success. The cast included [[Dick Powell]], who revitalized his career in the role of [[Philip Marlowe]], and [[Anne Shirley (actress)|Anne Shirley]], whom Scott married.
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Scott, Dmytryk, Powell, and Paxton reunited on ''[[Cornered (1945 film)|Cornered]]'' (1945). Scott then produced ''[[Deadline at Dawn]]'' (1946), the only feature film directed by [[Harold Clurman]].  Dmytryk, Paxton, and he reunited on ''[[So Well Remembered]]'' (1947) shot in England. More successful was ''[[Crossfire (film)|Crossfire]]'' (1947), another collaboration among the three men. ''Crossfire'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and was a popular success.<ref name="uni">Richard B. Jewell, ''Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures'', University of California, 2016</ref>

Scott produced ''[[The Boy with Green Hair]]'' (1948), directed by [[Joseph Losey]], which was a box-office flop.<ref name="scott">Scott Eyman, ''Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer'', Robson, 2005 p 420</ref> He is credited on the script for ''[[Miss Susie Slagle's]]'' (1946) at Paramount.