Jules Furthman

Jules Furthman

WriterProducerDirector Mar 5 (died age 78) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1917–1959 (42 year career)
5.7 avg rating

Biography

Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war. Furthman became one of the most prolific, and well-known, screenwriters of his time, and was responsible for the screenplays of some of Hollywood's most highly regarded films, such as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), To Have and Have…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (104)

Movies (104)

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

Screenplay

7.8
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

Producer

5.4
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

Writer

5.4
Peking Express

Peking Express

1951

Writer

8.0
Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1950

Story

6.0
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947

Screenplay

7.2
Moss Rose

Moss Rose

1947

Screenplay

6.5
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

Screenplay

7.6
To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

1945

Screenplay

7.5
The Outlaw

The Outlaw

1943

Screenplay

5.4
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

1941

Writer

6.3
The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1940

Story

4.1
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

Screenplay

7.3
Zaza

Zaza

1938

Screenplay

5.2
Spawn of the North

Spawn of the North

1938

Writer

5.7
Come and Get It

Come and Get It

1936

Screenplay

6.8
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Screenplay

7.4
China Seas

China Seas

1935

Screenplay

6.2
Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

Screenplay

6.4
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

1932

Screenplay

7.0
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

Writer

6.8
The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

1931

Writer

4.7
Over the Hill

Over the Hill

1931

Writer

8.2
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1931

Writer

4.5
Merely Mary Ann

Merely Mary Ann

1931

Writer

For the Defense

For the Defense

1930

Story

4.8
Morocco

Morocco

1930

Writer

6.4
Renegades

Renegades

1930

Writer

4.0
Common Clay

Common Clay

1930

Writer

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1929

Story

5.6
New York Nights

New York Nights

1929

Adaptation

4.8
The Case of Lena Smith

The Case of Lena Smith

1929

Writer

5.2
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

Screenplay

6.9
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

Story

6.9
Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

1928

Writer

The Drag Net

The Drag Net

1928

Writer

6.0
Fashions for Women

Fashions for Women

1927

Writer

2.0
The City Gone Wild

The City Gone Wild

1927

Screenplay

The City Gone Wild

The City Gone Wild

1927

Story

Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

1927

Screenplay

6.2
The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1927

Writer

6.4
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

1927

Screenplay

5.8
You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised

1926

Screenplay

6.5
You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised

1926

Story

6.5
The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy

1926

Story

Sackcloth and Scarlet

Sackcloth and Scarlet

1925

Writer

Any Woman

Any Woman

1925

Writer

Try and Get It

Try and Get It

1924

Adaptation

The Acquittal

The Acquittal

1923

Writer

St. Elmo

St. Elmo

1923

Writer

Lovebound

Lovebound

1923

Writer

North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay

1923

Screenplay

5.6
North of Hudson Bay

North of Hudson Bay

1923

Story

5.6
Condemned

Condemned

1923

Writer

The Love Gambler

The Love Gambler

1922

Scenario Writer

Arabian Love

Arabian Love

1922

Screenplay

Calvert's Valley

Calvert's Valley

1922

Writer

The Yellow Stain

The Yellow Stain

1922

Screenplay

The Ragged Heiress

The Ragged Heiress

1922

Screenplay

Strange Idols

Strange Idols

1922

Writer

A California Romance

A California Romance

1922

Story

Pawn Ticket 210

Pawn Ticket 210

1922

Scenario Writer

The Big Punch

The Big Punch

1921

Writer

5.0
The Cheater Reformed

The Cheater Reformed

1921

Screenplay

The Last Trail

The Last Trail

1921

Adaptation

The Roof Tree

The Roof Tree

1921

Adaptation

The Great Redeemer

The Great Redeemer

1920

Adaptation

The Skywayman

The Skywayman

1920

Writer

6.0
The White Circle

The White Circle

1920

Writer

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1920

Writer

Singing River

Singing River

1920

Scenario Writer

The Texan

The Texan

1920

Scenario Writer

Leave It to Me

Leave It to Me

1920

Writer

The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz

1920

Director

The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz

1920

Screenplay

The Land of Jazz

The Land of Jazz

1920

Story

Twins of Suffering Creek

Twins of Suffering Creek

1920

Scenario Writer

Would You Forgive?

Would You Forgive?

1920

Screenplay

1.0
Would You Forgive?

Would You Forgive?

1920

Story

1.0
The Iron Rider

The Iron Rider

1920

Scenario Writer

A Sister to Salome

A Sister to Salome

1920

Story

The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

1920

Screenplay

The Valley of Tomorrow

The Valley of Tomorrow

1920

Screenplay

Victory

Victory

1919

Writer

5.8
A Sporting Chance

A Sporting Chance

1919

Writer

4.7
Where the West Begins

Where the West Begins

1919

Writer

Brass Buttons

Brass Buttons

1919

Screenplay

Brass Buttons

Brass Buttons

1919

Story

This Hero Stuff

This Hero Stuff

1919

Screenplay

This Hero Stuff

This Hero Stuff

1919

Story

The Lincoln Highwayman

The Lincoln Highwayman

1919

Adaptation

When a Man Rides Alone

When a Man Rides Alone

1919

Screenplay

Some Liar

Some Liar

1919

Scenario Writer

All the World to Nothing

All the World to Nothing

1918

Writer

Up Romance Road

Up Romance Road

1918

Writer

Hobbs in a Hurry

Hobbs in a Hurry

1918

Scenario Writer

A Japanese Nightingale

A Japanese Nightingale

1918

Writer

Hearts or Diamonds?

Hearts or Diamonds?

1918

Screenplay

A Camouflage Kiss

A Camouflage Kiss

1918

Writer

Wives and Other Wives

Wives and Other Wives

1918

Screenplay

Wives and Other Wives

Wives and Other Wives

1918

Story

The Masked Heart

The Masked Heart

1917

Story

1.0
Shackles of Truth

Shackles of Truth

1917

Story

Souls in Pawn

Souls in Pawn

1917

Writer