Andrew Soutar

• Name — Andrew Soutar • Born — 1879 • Birthplace — Swindon, Wiltshire • Died — 24 November 1941 • Place of death — Cornwall, England United Kingdom • Other Names — Edward Andrew Stagg • Occupation — Writer, Journalist Andrew Soutar (1879 – 1941) was a British novelist and journalist.

Born Edward Andrew Stagg, Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at Prestwich, Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after. Soutar was a correspondent, but is better known today for his novels, which were often serialized in newspapers. He also wrote pulp adventure stories for magazines. Soutar's stories proved very popular with filmmakers, with a number being made into films during the silent era.

• Back From the Dead (London, 1920) was made into a 1925 film Back to Life

• The Black Night, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Black Night) • The Green Orchard, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Green Orchard) • The Streets of Illusion, directed by William Parke (1917, based on a story by Andrew Soutar) • Souls Adrift, directed by Harley Knoles (1917, based on a story by Andrew Soutar) • High Stakes (1918 film), directed by Arthur Hoyt (1918, based on the short story High Stakes) • The Great Game, directed by A. E. Coleby (UK, 1918, based on the novel The Straight Game) • His Parisian Wife, directed by Émile Chautard (1919, based on the novel The Green Orchard) • The Sealed Envelope, directed by Douglas Gerrard (1919, based on a story by Andrew Soutar) • Snow in the Desert, directed by Walter West (UK, 1919, based on the novel Snow in the Desert) • Other Men's Shoes, directed by Edgar Lewis (1920, based on the novel Other Men's Shoes) • A Beggar in Purple, directed by Edgar Lewis (1920, based on the novel A Beggar in Purple) • Courage, directed by Sidney Franklin (1921, based on a story by Andrew Soutar) • The Imperfect Lover, directed by Walter West (UK, 1921, based on the novel The Imperfect Lover) • Love's Redemption, directed by Albert Parker (1921, based on the short story On Principle) • Was She Justified?, directed by Walter West (UK, 1922, based on the play The Pruning Knife) • Hornet's Nest, directed by Walter West (UK, 1923, based on the novel Hornet's Nest) • In the Blood, directed by Walter West (UK, 1923, based on the novel In the Blood) • Back to Life, directed by Whitman Bennett (1925, based on the novel Back from the Dead) • Romances of the Prize Ring, seven short films (UK, 1926, based on stories by Andrew Soutar) • Butterflies in the Rain, directed by Edward Sloman (1926, based on the novel Butterflies in the Rain) • The Phantom in the House, directed by Phil Rosen (1929, based on the novel The Phantom in the House) • Worldly Goods, directed by Phil Rosen (1930, based on a story by Andrew Soutar) • Almost Married, directed by William Cameron Menzies (1932, based on the novel The Devil's Triangle) • The Man Called Back, directed by Robert Florey (1932, based on the novel Silent Thunder)