Ring Lardner Jr.
American screenwriter (1915–2000)
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and novelist. After enjoying early success in Hollywood, he was subpoenaed in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), where he refused to answer whether he was a member of the Communist Party. He was declared in contempt of Congress, blacklisted by the film studios as one of the "Hollywood Ten", and sentenced to a year in federal prison. Lardner's next screenplay credit, using his own name, was not until The Cincinnati Kid in 1965. He went on to win an Academy Award for his M*A*S*H (1970) screenplay.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1939–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian. | Stephens-Lang Productions | 70min | 16mm | B&W | silent |
| 1940 | THE COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN. | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. | 67 min. | B&W | ||
| 1942 | Woman Of The Year. | George Stevens | 12 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1943 | The Cross Of Lorraine. | Tay Garnett | 9 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1944 | Tomorrow, the world! | Leslie Fenton | 2825 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1946 | Cloak and dagger. | Fritz Lang | 3800 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | Up front | Alexander Hall | 92 min | B&W | ||
| 1960 | A Breath Of Scandal. | Paramount Pictures Corp. | 97 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1969 | MASH. | Aspen Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 116 min | 35 mm | Color | sound |
| 1971 | The deadly trap. | Films Pomereu | 96 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1972 | Lady Liberty | United Artists Corp | 95 min | Color | sound | |
| 1977 | The Greatest | Columbia/EMI presentation | 101 min | Color | sound |