08/05/1906
Nevada, Missouri, USA:
John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). In his early years, Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris. He explored the visual aspects of his films throughout his career, sketching each scene on paper beforehand, then carefully framing his characters during the shooting. While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work, Huston instead created his films while they were being shot, with little editing needed. Some of Huston's films were adaptations of important novels, often depicting an "heroic quest," as in Moby Dick, or The Red Badge of Courage. In many films, different groups of people, while struggling toward a common goal, would become doomed, forming "destructive alliances," giving the films a dramatic and visual tension. Many of his films involved themes such as religion, meaning, truth, freedom, psychology, colonialism, and war. Huston has been referred to as "a titan", "a rebel", and a "renaissance man" in the Hollywood film industry. Author Ian Freer describes him as "cinema's Ernest Hemingway"—a filmmaker who was "never afraid to tackle tough issues head on." During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice. He directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John Huston: Adventures of a Free Soul (2021) Self (archive footage) |
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) Self (archive footage) |
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The Other Side of the Wind (2018) J.J. "Jake" Hannaford |
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) Self (archive footage) |
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Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street (2017) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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Arthur Miller: Writer (2017) Self (archive footage) |
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Five Came Back (2017) Self (archive footage) |
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) Self (archive footage) |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) Self (archive footage) |
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) Self (archive footage) |
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) Self (archive footage) |
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003) Self (archive footage) |
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Making 'The Misfits' (2002) Self - Director (archive footage) |
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) Self |
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Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000) Self (archive footage) |
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998) Self (archive footage) |
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Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid (1997) Self (archive footage) |
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Bogart: The Untold Story (1997) Self (archive footage) |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) Glennon (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Welles' Language (1990) |
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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) Self (archive footage) |
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Mr. Corbett's Ghost (1987) Soul Collector |
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Momo (1986) Meister Hora |
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Directed by William Wyler (1986) Self |
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The Black Cauldron (1985) Narrator (voice) |
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Epic (1985) The Narrator (US version) |
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) Self |
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Notes from Under the Volcano (1984) Self |
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Observations Under the Volcano (1984) Self |
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Buñuel (1984) Himself |
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A Minor Miracle (1983) Father Cardenas |
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Lovesick (1983) Larry Geller, M.D. |
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Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) Self |
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American Caesar (1983) |
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Annie (1982) Actor on Radio (uncredited) |
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Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston (1982) Interviewee |
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Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982) Self |
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Cannery Row (1982) Narrator |
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Agee (1980) Self |
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Head On (1980) Clarke Hill |
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The Return of the King (1980) Gandalf (voice) |
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Happy Birthday, Marilyn! (1980) |
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Wise Blood (1979) Grandfather |
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City Lights: John Huston (1979) Self |
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Jaguar Lives! (1979) Ralph Richards |
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Winter Kills (1979) Pa Kegan |
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The Visitor (1979) Jerzy Colsowicz |
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B.Traven: A Mystery Solved (1978) Himself |
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The Bermuda Triangle (1978) Edward |
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The Biggest Battle (1978) Sean O'Hara |
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The Hobbit (1977) Gandalf the Grey (voice) |
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Angela (1977) Hogan |
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Tentacles (1977) Ned Turner |
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Hollywood on Trial (1976) Narrator |
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Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) Professor Moriarty |
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Circasia (1976) Ringmaster |
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The Wind and the Lion (1975) John Hay |
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Breakout (1975) Harris Wagner |
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Chinatown (1974) Noah Cross |
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) The Lawgiver |
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Grizzly Adams |
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Man in the Wilderness (1971) Captain Filmore Henry |
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The Bridge in the Jungle (1971) Sleigh |
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The Deserter (1970) General Miles |
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Myra Breckinridge (1970) Buck Loner |
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The Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970) Narrator |
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) Admiral |
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Ride This Way Grey Horse (1970) Director |
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A Walk with Love and Death (1969) Robert the Elder |
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De Sade (1969) The Abbe |
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Candy (1968) Dr. Arnold Dunlap |
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Rocky Road to Dublin (1968) Self |
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Casino Royale (1967) M / General MacTarry |
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) Narrator |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) Noah |
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Hollywood and the Stars (1964) Self |
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On the Trail of the Iguana (1964) Self |
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The Cardinal (1963) Kardinal Glennon |
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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) Lord Ashton (uncredited) |
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Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Misfits (1961) Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited) |
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Moby Dick (1956) Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) |
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited) |
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The Screen Director (1951) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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We Were Strangers (1949) Señor Muñoz (uncredited) |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited) |
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San Pietro (1945) Narrator |
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Report from the Aleutians (1943) Narrator (voice) |
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Hell's Heroes (1929) Church Member (uncredited) |
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Two Americans (1929) |
Mr. North (1988) Executive Producer |
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Mr. North (1988) Screenplay |
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The Dead (1987) Director |
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Prizzi's Honor (1985) Director |
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Under the Volcano (1984) Director |
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Annie (1982) Director |
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Escape to Victory (1981) Director |
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Phobia (1980) Director |
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Wise Blood (1979) Director |
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Independence (1976) Director |
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Director |
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Screenplay |
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The MacKintosh Man (1973) Director |
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Director |
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Fat City (1972) Director |
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Fat City (1972) Producer |
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The Last Run (1971) Director |
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) Director |
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) Screenplay |
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) Producer |
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A Walk with Love and Death (1969) Director |
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A Walk with Love and Death (1969) Producer |
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Sinful Davey (1969) Director |
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Sinful Davey (1969) Executive Producer |
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) Director |
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) Producer |
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Casino Royale (1967) Director |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) Director |
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The Night of the Iguana (1964) Director |
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The Night of the Iguana (1964) Screenplay |
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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) Director |
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Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) Director |
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The Misfits (1961) Director |
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The Misfits (1961) Producer |
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The Unforgiven (1960) Director |
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The Roots of Heaven (1958) Director |
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The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) Director |
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) Director |
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) Screenplay |
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Moby Dick (1956) Director |
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Moby Dick (1956) Screenplay |
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Moby Dick (1956) Producer |
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Beat the Devil (1953) Director |
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Beat the Devil (1953) Producer |
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Beat the Devil (1953) Screenplay |
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Moulin Rouge (1952) Director |
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Moulin Rouge (1952) Screenplay |
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Moulin Rouge (1952) Producer |
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The African Queen (1952) Director |
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The African Queen (1952) Screenplay |
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Director |
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Writer |
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The Prowler (1951) Producer |
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Director |
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Screenplay |
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Producer |
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We Were Strangers (1949) Director |
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We Were Strangers (1949) Screenplay |
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Key Largo (1948) Director |
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Key Largo (1948) Screenplay |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Director |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Screenplay |
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Let There Be Light (1946) Director |
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Let There Be Light (1946) Writer |
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The Killers (1946) Additional Writing |
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The Killers (1946) Writer |
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The Stranger (1946) Producer |
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The Stranger (1946) Co-Writer |
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Three Strangers (1946) Screenplay |
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Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) Writer |
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San Pietro (1945) Director |
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Tunisian Victory (1944) Director |
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Report from the Aleutians (1943) Director |
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Report from the Aleutians (1943) Writer |
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Report from the Aleutians (1943) Editor |
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Across the Pacific (1942) Director |
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Winning Your Wings (1942) Director |
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In This Our Life (1942) Director |
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The Maltese Falcon (1941) Director |
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The Maltese Falcon (1941) Screenplay |
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Sergeant York (1941) Screenplay |
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High Sierra (1941) Screenplay |
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) Screenplay |
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Juarez (1939) Screenplay |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Screenplay |
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Jezebel (1938) Screenplay |
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Jezebel (1938) Second Unit |
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It Happened in Paris (1935) Writer |
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Death Drives Through (1935) Story |
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Law and Order (1932) Adaptation |
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) Additional Dialogue |
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A House Divided (1931) Dialogue |
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The Storm (1930) Dialogue |