James H. Montgomery (April 27, 1878 – June 17, 1966) was an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre producer, and actor.
Born in Malden, Massachusetts, James Montgomery spent the first 12 years of his career working as an actor in Boston, San Francisco, and Brooklyn.
[1] He gave his only performances on Broadway in Winchell Smith's play The Fortune Hunter at the Gaiety Theatre.
He first drew critical acclaim as a writer for authoring three comedies which were hits on Broadway: the plays Ready Money (1912; adapted into the 1914 film Ready Money) and Nothing But the Truth (1916, based on the novel of the same name), and the musical Going Up (1916, based on Montgomery's play The Aviator).
[3] In addition to writing for the stage, Montogomery worked as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.