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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Greatest | Columbia/EMI presentation | 101 min | Color | sound | |
| 1972 | Lady Liberty | United Artists Corp | 95 min | Color | sound | |
| 1971 | The deadly trap. | Films Pomereu | 96 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1969 | MASH. | Aspen Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 116 min | 35 mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | A Breath Of Scandal. | Paramount Pictures Corp. | 97 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1951 | Up front | Alexander Hall | 92 min | B&W | ||
| 1946 | Cloak and dagger. | Fritz Lang | 3800 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1944 | Tomorrow, the world! | Leslie Fenton | 2825 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1943 | The Cross Of Lorraine. | Tay Garnett | 9 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1942 | Woman Of The Year. | George Stevens | 12 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1940 | THE COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN. | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. | 67 min. | B&W | ||
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian. | Stephens-Lang Productions | 70min | 16mm | B&W | silent |