Dudley Nichols

American screenwriter (1895-1960)

Dudley Nichols was an American screenwriter and film director. He was the first person to decline an Academy Award, as part of a boycott to gain recognition for the Screen Writers Guild; he would later accept his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1938.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1932–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 38 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1932 SHE WANTED A MILLIONAIRE. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1932 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. Paramount Publix Corp. 14 reels B&W
1939 Stagecoach Masterpiece Productions Inc. presents ; directed by John Ford ; screenplay, Dudley Nichols. 99 16mm B&W sound
1941 Swamp Water Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1:28:00 16mm B&W sound
1943 Government Girl. Dudley Nichols 94 min.
1946 Sister Kenny. Dudley Nichols, Jack Gage 116 min 35mm sound
1952 Return Of The Texan. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Prince Valiant. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 100 min 35mm Color sound
1957 The Tin Star. Perlsea Co. & Paramount Pictures Corp. 93 min. 35mm B&W sound