Elliott Nugent

Elliott Nugent

DirectorWriterActorDirectingProducer Sep 20 (died age 83) Dover, Ohio, USA 1927–1952 (25 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896, Dover, Ohio - August 9, 1980, New York City) was an American actor, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary (1939), starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. He also directed the Hope films Never Say Die (1939) and My Favorite Brunette (1947). Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan James Thurber. Together, …

Known For

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

Director

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

Director

Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

Director

Romance

Romance

Harry

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Elliott Nugent

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

Hector McDonald

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Director

The Last Flight

The Last Flight

Francis

Filmography

Acting (15)

Movies (15)

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

as Elliott Nugent

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

as Program Director (uncredited)

Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

as Mr. Stokes (uncredited)

The Last Flight

The Last Flight

as Francis

Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband

as Daniel Curtis

For the Love o' Lil

For the Love o' Lil

as Sandy Jenkins

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

as Johnnie

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

as Hector McDonald

Romance

Romance

as Harry

Not So Dumb

Not So Dumb

as Gordon

Wise Girls

Wise Girls

as Kempy

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

as Party Boy (uncredited)

So This Is College

So This Is College

as Eddie

So This is Eden

So This is Eden

as Jim

Crew (42)

Movies (42)

Just for You

Just for You

Director

She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College

Theatre Play

My Outlaw Brother

My Outlaw Brother

Director

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

Director

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Director

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

Director

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

Director

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

Director

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

Director

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

Director

The Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball

Director

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Director

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Theatre Play

Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

Director

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

Director

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

Director

Give Me a Sailor

Give Me a Sailor

Director

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

Director

It's All Yours

It's All Yours

Director

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

Director

And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married

Director

Splendor

Splendor

Director

College Scandal

College Scandal

Director

Enter Madame

Enter Madame

Director

Love in Bloom

Love in Bloom

Director

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

Director

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not

Director

Two Alone

Two Alone

Director

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

Director

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

Screenplay

Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

Director

If I Were Free

If I Were Free

Director

Life Begins

Life Begins

Co-Director

The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

Director

Local Boy Makes Good

Local Boy Makes Good

Theatre Play

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

Story

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

Writer

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

Writer

Wise Girls

Wise Girls

Original Story

Wise Girls

Wise Girls

Producer

Wise Girls

Wise Girls

Screenplay

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

Dialogue