John Cherry Monks Jr. (February 24, 1910 – December 10, 2004) was an American writer, actor, playwright, screenwriter, director, and a U.S.
Warners engaged them to write the screenplay for the film and a sequel titled Brother Rat and a Baby.
In World War II, Monks was commissioned by the U.S. Marine Corps on his graduation from VMI.
[3] Monks returned to civilian life writing the screenplays for several films, such as The House on 92nd Street (winning an Edgar Allan Poe Award), Knock on Any Door, The People Against O'Hara and later (with Richard Goldstone) writing, producing and directing No Man Is an Island (1962) about American sailor George Ray Tweed, who remained undetected on Guam from the Japanese invasion to the American recapture.
After a long absence from the cinema, Monks made several appearances as an actor, beginning with Sylvester Stallone's Paradise Alley (1978).