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Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer and writer, also editor · Died December 22, 1979, aged 77 · Wahoo, Nebraska, USA

Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). He produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture during his tenure. Zanuck was born in Wahoo, Nebraska, the son of Sarah Louise (née Torpin), who later married Charles Norton, and Frank Harvey Zanuck, who owned and operated a hotel in Wahoo. He had an older brother, Donald (1893–1903), who died in an accident when he was only 9 years old. Zanuck was of partial Swiss descent, and raised a Protestant. At age six, Zanuck and his mother moved to Los Angeles, where the better climate could improve her poor health. At age eight, he found his first movie job as an extra, but his disapproving father recalled him to Nebraska. In 1917, despite being 15, he deceived a recruiter, joined the United States Army, and served in France with the Nebraska National Guard during World War I. Upon returning to the US, he worked in many part-time jobs while seeking work as a writer. He found work producing movie plots, and sold his first story in 1922 to William Russell and his second to Irving Thalberg. Screenwriter Frederica Sagor Maas, story editor at Universal Pictures' New York office, stated that one of the stories Zanuck sent out to movie studios around this time was completely plagiarized from another author's work. Zanuck then worked for Mack Sennett and FBO (where he wrote the serials The Telephone Girl and The Leather Pushers) and took that experience to Warner Bros., where he wrote stories for Rin Tin Tin and under a number of pseudonyms wrote over 40 scripts from 1924 to 1929, including Red Hot Tires (1925) and Old San Francisco (1927). He moved into management in 1929, and became head of production in 1931. In 1933, Zanuck left Warner Bros. over a salary dispute with studio head Jack L. Warner. A few days later, he partnered with Joseph Schenck to form 20th Century Pictures, Inc. with financial help from Joseph's brother Nicholas Schenck and Louis B. Mayer, president and studio head of Loew's, Inc and its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, along with William Goetz and Raymond Griffith. 20th Century released its material through United Artists. During that short time (1933–1935), 20th Century became the most successful independent movie studio of its time, breaking box-office records with 18 of its 19 films, all profitable, including Clive of India, Les Miserables, and The House of Rothschild. After a dispute with United Artists over stock ownership, Schenck and Zanuck negotiated and used their studio to bring the bankrupt Fox studios in 1935 to create Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Zanuck was Vice President of Production of this new studio and took a hands-on approach, closely involving himself in scripts, film editing, and producing. ... Source: Article "Darryl F. Zanuck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
September 5, 1902
Died
December 22, 1979 (aged 77)
From
Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Producer and writer, also editor
Titles
157 on MovieCove · 295 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Darryl F. Zanuck's films like?

Across their 143 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama49 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy38 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
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Crime17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
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Biography12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
28%
Self
17%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love42 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice33 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds30 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition25 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 143 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 61 · Serious 40 · Dark 42

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 64 · Stylized 66 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 41 · Charged 74 · Intense 28

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 73 · Shifting 66 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 75 · Some laughs 43 · Funny 25

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 62 · Even-paced 73 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 80 · Engaged 59 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 64 · Affecting 54 · Heavy 25

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 134 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
72
Melancholic
53
Joyful
38
Romantic
44
Warm
41
Other
129

How their films linger

Feel-good54 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful55 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet47 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy69
  • Bittersweet51
  • Tragic15
  • Ambiguous7
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Darryl F. Zanuck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 157 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Darryl F. Zanuck's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

295 credits, 157 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hollywood Invasion(2011)

    Actor

  • Hung Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Visit(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Chapman Report(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    Co-Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Big Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • Crack in the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Roots of Heaven(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Barbarian and the Geisha(1958)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sun Also Rises(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Island in the Sun(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The King and I(1956)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit(1956)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • On the Threshold of Space(1956)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Carousel(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove(1955)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The View from Pompey's Head(1955)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Seven Cities of Gold(1955)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Broken Lance(1954)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Egyptian(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef(1953)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Viva Zapata!(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • People Will Talk(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • David and Bathsheba(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • All About Eve(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • No Way Out(1950)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Night and the City(1950)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk(1950)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Under My Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Cheaper by the Dozen(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Twelve O'Clock High(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Father Was a Fullback(1949)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pinky(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Slattery's Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • You're My Everything(1949)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • It Happens Every Spring(1949)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • The Forbidden Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • Thieves' Highway(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Walls of Jericho(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • That Wonderful Urge(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Snake Pit(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Apartment for Peggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Executive Producer

  • Cry of the City(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Road House(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Presenter

  • Give My Regards to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Executive Producer

  • Fury at Furnace Creek(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Call Northside 777(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Captain from Castile(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman's Agreement(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Forever Amber(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Alley(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Foxes of Harrow(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now(1947)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Moss Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Executive Producer

  • The Homestretch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Executive Producer

  • Carnival in Costa Rica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Executive Producer

  • Boomerang!(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim(1947)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 13 Rue Madeleine(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Razor's Edge(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Centennial Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Executive Producer

  • Somewhere in the Night(1946)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Strange Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Executive Producer

  • Dragonwyck(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Claudia and David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Executive Producer

  • Leave Her to Heaven(1945)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Winged Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Wilson(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Executive Producer

  • The Purple Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer · Story

  • Lifeboat(1944)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wintertime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Executive Producer

  • Crash Dive(1943)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • China Girl(1942)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Black Swan(1942)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Executive Producer · Story

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

    Executive Producer

  • Moontide(1942)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • This Above All(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • To the Shores of Tripoli(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Song of the Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Executive Producer

  • Sex Hygiene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point(1942)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • How Green Was My Valley(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Know For Sure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Week-End in Havana(1941)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Yank in the RAF(1941)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sun Valley Serenade(1941)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wild Geese Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • Moon Over Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • Man Hunt(1941)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Great American Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • That Night in Rio(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Western Union(1941)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tobacco Road(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tall, Dark and Handsome(1941)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Water(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Hudson's Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • The Mark of Zorro(1940)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Down Argentine Way(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Brigham Young(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Great Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • The Return of Frank James(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Man I Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Four Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Lillian Russell(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Star Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Little Old New York(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bird(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Swanee River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Here I Am a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Stanley and Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Second Fiddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Executive Producer

  • Susannah of the Mounties(1939)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Rose of Washington Square(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wife, Husband and Friend(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tail Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Jesse James(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kentucky(1938)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Just Around the Corner(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Suez(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • My Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Gateway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Little Miss Broadway(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I'll Give a Million(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Always Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Josette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Executive Producer

  • Kentucky Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • In Old Chicago(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1938)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sally, Irene and Mary(1938)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • International Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Happy Landing(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Heidi(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lancer Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Executive Producer

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Wake Up and Live(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Wee Willie Winkie(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    Production Manager · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Seventh Heaven(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Love Is News(1937)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • On the Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Banjo on My Knee(1936)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Lloyd's of London(1936)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • White Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Executive Producer

  • Pigskin Parade(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ladies in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Executive Producer

  • The Road to Glory(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sing, Baby, Sing(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • To Mary - with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Poor Little Rich Girl(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Production Manager

  • Half Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Under Two Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • The Country Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • A Message to Garcia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • It Had to Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Professional Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Littlest Rebel(1935)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Show Them No Mercy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

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

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Metropolitan(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Call of the Wild(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 'G' Men(1935)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Folies Bergère de Paris(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Clive of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Mighty Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Affairs of Cellini(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Last Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Lady Killer(1933)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Gallant Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Advice to the Forlorn(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • The Bowery(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Baby Face(1933)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ex-Lady(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Working Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • 42nd Street(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Parachute Jumper(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Match(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cabin in the Cotton(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Executive Producer

  • Doctor X(1932)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer · Story

  • The Rich Are Always with Us(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Played God(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Crazy(1931)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Public Enemy(1931)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Illicit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Little Caesar(1931)

    Additional Writing · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • The Doorway to Hell(1930)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Maybe It's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Story

  • Three Faces East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

  • Show of Shows(1929)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Disraeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • On With the Show! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • Madonna of Avenue A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Hardboiled Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Say It with Songs(1929)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • Noah's Ark(1928)

    Associate Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Singing Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

  • The Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

  • The Midnight Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • State Street Sadie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • Lights of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Production Supervisor

  • Pay as You Enter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • Tenderloin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer · Story

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Jaws of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Old San Francisco(1927)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Desired Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Associate Producer · Story

  • The First Auto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer · Story

  • The Black Diamond Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Simple Sis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Irish Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Tracked by the Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • The Missing Link (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Scenario Writer

  • Wolf's Clothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Screenplay

  • The Jazz Singer(1927)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Better 'Ole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Screenplay

  • Across the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

  • So This Is Paris(1926)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Footloose Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Social Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Story

  • Oh! What a Nurse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Little Irish Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

  • The Cave Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • Lady Windermere's Fan(1925)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hogan's Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Three Weeks in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • Seven Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • Red Hot Tires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • The Limited Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Eve's Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer · Scenario Writer

  • A Broadway Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • On Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Find Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Sherlock's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Scenario Writer

  • Money to Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Co-Writer

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 282 titles from 1923 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Cleopatra (1963)

$58M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Cleopatra (1963)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 282: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 282: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting52 of 282: 40 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing229 of 282: 212 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew16 of 282: 12 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

282 titles, 17 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1920s49 · crew1930s115 · crew1940s85 · crew1950s23 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s2 · crew2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Darryl F. Zanuck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of the 156 of 157 with a score; across their 143 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 143

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 143

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 143

Midcredits score across 156 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up67
  • 50th to 74th63
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

108 of their 156 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved24
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser108
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · producer

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 142 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Darryl F. Zanuck's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles14–44 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles7–26 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles1–27 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles26–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles13–50 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Darryl F. Zanuck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darryl F. Zanuck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 54.

Directors

Writers

  • Lamar Trotti16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Lamar Trotti
  • Nunnally Johnson13 titles · 12 as writer    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Nunnally Johnson
  • Philip Dunne9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Philip Dunne
  • Bess Meredyth7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Bess Meredyth

Actors

  • Tyrone Power18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Tyrone Power
  • John Carradine15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with John Carradine
  • Alice Faye11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Alice Faye
  • Gene Tierney10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Gene Tierney

Composers and editors

  • Alfred Newman54 titles    See newest 12 of 54 shared titles with Alfred Newman
  • Barbara McLean29 titles · 27 as editor    See newest 12 of 29 shared titles with Barbara McLean
  • David Buttolph26 titles    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with David Buttolph
  • Cyril J. Mockridge24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Cyril J. Mockridge

Producers

Mixed roles