Portrait of J. C. Nugent

Acting

J. C. Nugent

Career

Active from 1929 to 1943, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big House
The Big House
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. C. Nugent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title
Follies Girl
Follies Girl (1943)

as J.B. Hamlin

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 63
Midnight Intruder
Midnight Intruder (1938)

as Doc Norton

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

as Mr. Larkin

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mr. Blodgett

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as Department Store Section Manager (uncredited)

Love in Bloom
Love in Bloom (1935)

as Col. Downey

The Rounder
The Rounder (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Story

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

Writer

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

Story

The Big House
The Big House (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Marlowe

Love in the Rough
Love in the Rough (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as Waters

They Learned About Women
They Learned About Women (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

as Stafford

Remote Control
Remote Control (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Smedley

1920s

2 titles ยท average score 63
Wise Girls
Wise Girls (1929)

as Mr. Bence

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Reginald Brown