Jules Furthman

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Jules Furthman

Writing March 5, 1888

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 beca…

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Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

7.8 1959 Movie
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

7.6 1946 Movie
To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

7.5 1945 Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.4 1935 Movie
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

7.3 1939 Movie
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

7.2 1947 Movie
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

7.0 1932 Movie
Morocco

Morocco

6.4 1930 Movie
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

6.8 1932 Movie
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

7.0 1928 Movie
The Outlaw

The Outlaw

5.4 1943 Movie
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

6.3 1941 Movie

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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 Not (1944) and Nightmare Alley (1947).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1959
    Rio Bravo

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1957
    Jet Pilot

    Movie Writer

  3. 1951
    Peking Express

    Movie Writer

  4. 1950
    Pretty Baby

    Movie Story

  5. 1947
    Nightmare Alley

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1947
    Moss Rose

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1946
    The Big Sleep

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1945
    To Have and Have Not

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 1943
    The Outlaw

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1941
    The Shanghai Gesture

    Movie Writer

  11. 1940
    The Way of All Flesh

    Movie Story

  12. 1939
    Only Angels Have Wings

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1939
    Zaza

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1938
    Spawn of the North

    Movie Writer

  15. 1936
    Come and Get It

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1935
    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1935
    China Seas

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1933
    Bombshell

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1932
    Blonde Venus

    Movie Writer

  4. 1932
    Shanghai Express

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1931
    Over the Hill

    Movie Writer

  6. 1931
    The Yellow Ticket

    Movie Writer

  7. 1931
    Merely Mary Ann

    Movie Writer

  8. 1931
    Body and Soul

    Movie Writer

  9. 1930
    Morocco

    Movie Writer

  10. 1930
    Renegades

    Movie Writer

  11. 1930
    Common Clay

    Movie Writer

  12. 1930
    For the Defense

    Movie Story

  13. 1929
    New York Nights

    Movie Adaptation

  14. 1929
    Thunderbolt

    Movie Story

  15. 1929
    The Case of Lena Smith

    Movie Writer

  16. 1928
    The Docks of New York

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1928
    The Drag Net

    Movie Writer

  18. 1928
    Abie's Irish Rose

    Movie Writer

  19. 1927
    The City Gone Wild

    Movie Screenplay

  20. 1927
    The Way of All Flesh

    Movie Writer

  21. 1927
    Barbed Wire

    Movie Screenplay

  22. 1927
    Fashions for Women

    Movie Writer

  23. 1927
    Hotel Imperial

    Movie Screenplay

  24. 1926
    You'd Be Surprised

    Movie Story