Portrait of Jules Furthman

Writing

Jules Furthman

Career

Active from 1917 to 1959, busiest in 1920 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jules Furthman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Melodrama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melodramatic 3
  • Romance 3
  • Stylish Cinematography 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Cuerpo y alma
Cuerpo y alma

Writer

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 70
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Jet Pilot
Jet Pilot (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Producer

Peking Express
Peking Express (1951)

Writer

Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 75
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Moss Rose
Moss Rose (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh (1940)

Story

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Zaza
Zaza (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Come and Get It
Come and Get It (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

China Seas
China Seas (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Yellow Ticket
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

For the Defense
For the Defense (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

1920s

47 titles ยท average score 68
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

The Case of Lena Smith
The Case of Lena Smith (1929)

Writer

The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Story

Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose (1928)

Writer

Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women (1927)

Writer

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh (1927)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire (1927)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

You'd Be Surprised
You'd Be Surprised (1926)

Screenplay, Story

The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy (1926)

Story

North of Hudson Bay
North of Hudson Bay (1923)

Story, Screenplay

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1920)

Writer

1910s

18 titles ยท average score 64
Victory
Victory (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance (1919)

Writer

Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins (1919)

Writer

This Hero Stuff
This Hero Stuff (1919)

Story, Screenplay

Some Liar
Some Liar (1919)

Scenario Writer

The Lincoln Highwayman
The Lincoln Highwayman (1919)

Adaptation

Hobbs in a Hurry
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)

Scenario Writer

Up Romance Road
Up Romance Road (1918)

Writer

Wives and Other Wives
Wives and Other Wives (1918)

Story, Screenplay

A Japanese Nightingale
A Japanese Nightingale (1918)

Writer

The Masked Heart
The Masked Heart (1917)

Story

Shackles of Truth
Shackles of Truth (1917)

Story