Elliott Nugent
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Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896, Dover, Ohio - August 9, 1980, New York City) was an American actor, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary (1939), starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. He also directed the Hope films Never Say Die (1939) and My Favorite Brunette (1947).
Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan James Thurber. Together, they wrote the Broadway play The Male Animal (1940) in which Nugent starred with Gene Tierney. He also directed the 1942 Warner Bros. film version of The Male Animal, starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland.
Nugent's autobiography Events Leading Up to the Comedy (1965) skips over large portions of Nugent's life and work, but deals honestly with the alcoholism that largely ended his career.
Nugent was the son of veteran actor J.C. Nugent who sometimes wrote or acted with Elliott.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 4.631 |
Birthday | 1896-09-20 |
Place of Birth | Dover, Ohio, USA |
Also Known As | Elliot Nugent, Elliott John Nugent, |
1929
Wise Girls
4.7/3
Early MGM talkie about a retired businessman, his headstrong daughter, and the comical complications that result when she marries in haste.
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Wise Girls
1930
The Unholy Three
5.5/16
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
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The Unholy Three
1930
Romance
6.2/13
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
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Romance
1931
The Last Flight
6.9/11
Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, w...
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The Last Flight
1930
The Sins of the Children
4/6
A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.
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The Sins of the Children
1929
So This Is College
4.2/5
Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.
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So This Is College
1930
Not So Dumb
5.143/7
Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.
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Not So Dumb
1943
Stage Door Canteen
6.1/14
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
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Stage Door Canteen
1927
So This is Eden
0/0
The film opens with an animated prologue about Adam and Eve, by Tony Sarg. The viewer is then introduced to a young couple, Eve and Jim, who are havin...
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So This is Eden
1930
For the Love o' Lil
0/0
Directed by James Tinling. With Jack Mulhall, Sally Starr, Elliott Nugent, Margaret Livingston.
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For the Love o' Lil
1934
Strictly Dynamite
5.3/3
A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
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Strictly Dynamite
1931
Virtuous Husband
0/0
When a rich young man marries, he lets the books and letters left him by his dead mother guide his life.
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Virtuous Husband
1948
My Girl Tisa
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My Girl Tisa
1929
The Single Standard
6.2/4
A bored socialite finds fleeting romance with an artist.
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