Martin M. Goldsmith (November 6, 1913 – May 24, 1994) was an American screenwriter and novelist who wrote several classic B-movies including Detour (1945), which he adapted from his 1939 novel of the same name; Blind Spot (1947); and The Narrow Margin (1952), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination.

Goldsmith, at one time the brother-in-law of actor Anthony Quinn, also contributed some stories to The Twilight Zone in 1964.

Novels

• Double Jeopardy (1938)
• Detour (1939)
• Shadows at Noon (1943)

Screenplays

• Dangerous Intruder (1945)
• Detour (1945)
• The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
• Blind Spot (1947)
• Shakedown (1950)
• The Narrow Margin (1952)
• Mission Over Korea (1953)
• Overland Pacific (1954)
• Hell's Island (1955)
• Fort Massacre (1958)
• The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
• Cast a Long Shadow (1959)