Sidney Buchman

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Sidney Buchman

Writing March 27, 1902

Sidney Robert Buchman (March 27, 1902 – August 23, 1975) was an American screenwriter and producer who worked on about 40 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He received…

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8 1939 Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.1 1963 Movie
Holiday

Holiday

7.3 1938 Movie
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

6.9 1937 Movie
Sahara

Sahara

7.2 1943 Movie
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

7.3 1942 Movie
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

7.0 1941 Movie
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

6.4 1932 Movie
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

6.5 1932 Movie
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

6.6 1936 Movie
The Group

The Group

5.7 1966 Movie
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

6.5 1945 Movie

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Sidney Robert Buchman (March 27, 1902 – August 23, 1975) was an American screenwriter and producer who worked on about 40 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He received four Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenplay for fantasy romantic comedy film Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) along with Seton I. Miller.

Filmography

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  1. 1977
    Billy Jack Goes to Washington

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1971
    The Deadly Trap

    Movie Associate Producer

  3. 1966
    The Group

    Movie Producer

  4. 1963
    Cleopatra

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1961
    The Mark

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1951
    Saturday's Hero

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1949
    Jolson Sings Again

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1948
    To the Ends of the Earth

    Movie Producer

  9. 1946
    The Jolson Story

    Movie Producer

  10. 1945
    Over 21

    Movie Producer

  11. 1945
    A Song to Remember

    Movie Writer

  12. 1943
    Sahara

    Movie Additional Writing

  13. 1942
    The Talk of the Town

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1941
    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1940
    The Howards of Virginia

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1939
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1938
    Holiday

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1937
    She Married an Artist

    Movie Producer

  3. 1937
    Lost Horizon

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1936
    Theodora Goes Wild

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1936
    Adventure in Manhattan

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1936
    The King Steps Out

    Movie Writer

  7. 1935
    She Married Her Boss

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1935
    Love Me Forever

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1934
    His Greatest Gamble

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1934
    Whom the Gods Destroy

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1934
    All of Me

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1933
    The Right To Romance

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1933
    From Hell to Heaven

    Movie Writer

  14. 1932
    The Sign of the Cross

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1932
    If I Had a Million

    Movie Writer

  16. 1932
    Thunder Below

    Movie Writer

  17. 1932
    No One Man

    Movie Writer

  18. 1931
    The Beloved Bachelor

    Movie Dialogue

  19. 1931
    Daughter of the Dragon

    Movie Dialogue