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Nunnally Johnson

Nunnally Johnson

Director, producer and writer · Died March 27, 1977, aged 79 · Columbus, Georgia, USA

Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed motion pictures. Johnson was born in Columbus, Georgia. He began his career as a journalist, writing for the Columbus Enquirer Sun, the Savannah Press, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and the New York Herald Tribune. He also wrote short stories and a collection of these, There Ought To Be a Law, was published in 1930. Johnson's first connection with film work was the sale of screen rights to one of his stories in 1927. Johnson asked his editor if he could write film criticism articles in 1932. When this request was denied, he decided to relocate to Hollywood and work directly in the film industry. Quickly finding work as a scriptwriter, Johnson was hired fulltime as a writer by 20th Century-Fox in 1935. He soon began producing films as well and co-founded International Pictures in 1943 with William Goetz. Johnson also directed several films in the 1950s, including two starring Gregory Peck. Johnson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath and the Directors Guild of America Best Directors Award in 1956 for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Johnson died of pneumonia in Hollywood in 1977 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

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Born
December 5, 1897
Died
March 27, 1977 (aged 79)
From
Columbus, Georgia, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

Where can I watch Nunnally Johnson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

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Filmography

70 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission(1988)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission(1985)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dark Mirror(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dear Brigitte(1965)

    Writers' Assistant

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The World of Henry Orient(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Take Her, She's Mine(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Flaming Star(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Angel Wore Red(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Understood Women(1959)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Three Faces of Eve(1957)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The True Story of Jesse James(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Oh, Men! Oh, Women!(1957)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit(1956)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • How to Be Very, Very Popular(1955)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow(1954)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Night People(1954)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Witness to Murder(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • My Cousin Rachel(1952)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • We're Not Married!(1952)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Phone Call from a Stranger(1952)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • O. Henry's Full House(1952)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel(1951)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Long Dark Hall(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Mudlark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    Producer · Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Three Came Home(1950)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Does It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer · Writer

  • Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid(1948)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Mirror(1946)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Along Came Jones(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Southerner(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Keys of the Kingdom(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in the Window(1944)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Casanova Brown(1944)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Holy Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • The Moon Is Down(1943)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Pied Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Moontide(1942)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Roxie Hart(1942)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tobacco Road(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chad Hanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • I Was an Adventuress(1940)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rose of Washington Square(1939)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Husband and Friend(1939)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jesse James(1939)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Associate Producer

  • Café Metropole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Associate Producer

  • Nancy Steele Is Missing! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Associate Producer

  • Banjo on My Knee(1936)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Glory(1936)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dimples(1936)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo(1935)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Thanks a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Cardinal Richelieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • Baby Face Harrington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Kid Millions(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Moulin Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • Mama Loves Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • A Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Rough House Rosie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

Career shape

Biggest box office

Flaming Star (1960)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Dirty Dozen (1967)