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Elliott Nugent

Career

Active from 1927 to 1952, busiest in 1930 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elliott Nugent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1930s 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 3
  • Melodrama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles · average score 51
Just for You
Just for You (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

She's Working Her Way Through College
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
GoodWatch score 53

Theatre Play

My Outlaw Brother
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1940s

10 titles · average score 62
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa (1948)

Director

My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Up in Arms
Up in Arms (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Elliott Nugent

The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Theatre Play, Director

Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1930s

27 titles · average score 60
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Splendor
Splendor (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

She Loves Me Not
She Loves Me Not (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Stokes (uncredited)

The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband (1931)

as Daniel Curtis

The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hector McDonald

The Sins of the Children
The Sins of the Children (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as Johnnie

Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gordon

1920s

5 titles · average score 56
Wise Girls
Wise Girls (1929)

as Kempy

So This Is College
So This Is College (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

as Eddie

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

Dialogue

The Single Standard
The Single Standard (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

as Party Boy (uncredited)

So This is Eden
So This is Eden (1927)

as Jim