Elliott Nugent

1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in...

A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.

A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.

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,...

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.

Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.

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.

A bored socialite finds fleeting romance with an artist.

Early MGM talkie about a retired businessman, his headstrong daughter, and the comical complications that result when she marries in haste.

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational...

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...

A virtuous lawyer falls for a beautiful but extravagant woman, leading him into financial trouble as he tries to keep up with her wasteful spending,...

A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

When a rich young man marries, he lets the books and letters left him by his dead mother guide his life.

Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock...