Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

American screenwriter (1905–1976)

James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), Roman Holiday (1953), Spartacus (1960), and Exodus (1960). One of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1936–1973) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 29 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1973 Papillon. Franklin J. Schaffner 144 min 16mm Color sound
1973 The Way We Were Columbia Pictures Corporation 1:58:00 16mm Color sound
1971 Johnny got his gun. Dalton Trumbo 111 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1962 Lonely are the Brave Joel Productions 1:47:00 16mm B&W sound
1962 Lonely Are The Brave. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc. 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 The Last Sunset. Byrna Productions S.A. & Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick 197 min Color
1960 Spartacus. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Byrna Productions Inc. 197 min 35mm Color sound
1959 Career Joseph Anthony 105 min 16mm B&W
1957 The Deerslayer. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 78 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Brave One. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 100 min 35mm Color sound
1941 Accent On Love. Ray McCarey 5560 ft. Color
1940 Curtain Call. Frank Woodruff 63 min. B&W
1940 We Who Are Young. Harold S. Bucquet 8 reels B&W sound
1937 The devil's playground. Erle C. Kenton 2520 16mm B&W sound
1936 ROAD GANG. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W