Over the Top

Arthur Guy Empey was a soldier in both the British and American armies of World War I who later reinvented himself as an author, screenwriter, actor and prolific author of pulp fiction. Empey wrote a book of his experiences titled Over the Top that was later filmed in 1918 with Empey writing the screenplay and playing the lead role. Empey had unsuccessfully attempted to join the US Army but was rejected due to his wounds. He wrote several more screenplays and books on the First World War, and formed his own production company called Guy Empey Films. He was also a songwriter writing songs such as Your Lips are No Mans Land but Mine.