Frank S. Nugent

Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.

Crew

All Writing

The Searchers

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.7

1520 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1956

70 years ago
The Quiet Man

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.3

575 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 1952

74 years ago
Fort Apache

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

390 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1948

79 years ago
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.9

387 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1949

77 years ago
3 Godfathers

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.7

199 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1948

78 years ago
Angel Face

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

180 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1953

74 years ago
Mister Roberts

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

163 votes

Release Date

Jul 10, 1955

71 years ago
Donovan's Reef

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.3

153 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 1963

63 years ago
Wagon Master

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

147 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1950

77 years ago
Two Rode Together

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

145 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1961

65 years ago
The Tall Men

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

74 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1955

71 years ago
The Last Hurrah

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.2

60 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1958

68 years ago
Gunman's Walk

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

56 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 1958

68 years ago
North West Frontier

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

51 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 1959

67 years ago
Two Flags West

Department Writing

Job Story

Average Rating

6.2

29 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1950

76 years ago
Tulsa

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.3

24 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1949

78 years ago
The Rising of the Moon

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.9

20 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 1957

69 years ago
They Rode West

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.4

18 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1954

72 years ago
Incident at Phantom Hill

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

15 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1966

60 years ago
The Red Beret

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1953

73 years ago
Trouble in the Glen

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1954

72 years ago
Mean Justice

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 1971

55 years ago

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