[1] He was a regular collaborator with Richard Fleischer, who later wrote that "Earl was crippled from childhood with polio.
"[2] Fleischer added that "in spite of his lifeless legs and total reliance of a crutch and cane to get around, Felton was much given to self-indulgences and debaucheries.
"[3] Felton allegedly worked for the CIA and was involved in the Profumo Affair[4][5] He sold the story Freshman Love to Warner Bros B movie unit.
They went on to collaborate on Armored Car Robbery, His Kind of Woman, and Target which became The Narrow Margin.
After The Happy Time he was to write and produce The Right Size of Me for Fleischer about the Doss family but it was not made.
[23] He wrote The Catwalk for MGM,[24] Line of Fire for John Champion,[25] The Lawless Decade for David L. Wolper[26] and The Proving Flight for Fleischer.
[29] In 1960 Fleischer was going to direct a musical script by Felton, Willing is My Love starring Joni James.