Screenplay: Joseph Mitchell

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Joseph Mitchell. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Sherlock Jr.

1924 · Movie · 45 min. · United States

Direction Buster Keaton

Cast Buster Keaton · Kathryn McGuire · Joe Keaton · Ward Crane

Plot A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

8.2

6K votes

8.2

6K votes

Seven Chances

1925 · Movie · 56 min. · United States

Direction Buster Keaton

Cast Buster Keaton · Ruth Dwyer · T. Roy Barnes · Snitz Edwards

Plot When Jimmie Shannon's uncle leaves him seven million dollars in his will, it seems as though his fortune is well and truly made... until he reads the small print: in...

8.1

4K votes

8.1

4K votes

Our Hospitality

1923 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Buster Keaton · John G. Blystone

Cast Buster Keaton · Joe Roberts · Ralph Bushman · Craig Ward

Plot In this silent movie, a man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill...

7.8

2K votes

7.8

2K votes

The Navigator

1924 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction Donald Crisp · Buster Keaton

Cast Buster Keaton · Kathryn McGuire · Frederick Vroom · Noble Johnson

Plot This is the tale of a wealthy couple who find themselves cast adrift in an empty cruise liner. By themselves and away from their posh lifestyle, they have to cope...

7.8

4K votes

7.8

4K votes

Three Ages

1923 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Buster Keaton · Edward F. Cline

Cast Buster Keaton · Wallace Beery · Margaret Leahy · Joe Roberts

Plot Keaton spoofs D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" in his debut feature as creator/star. He demonstrates both comic and dramatic skills as he parodies the evils of intolerance in prehistoric times, ancient Rome...

7.3

2K votes

7.3

2K votes

Joe Gould's Secret

2000 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Stanley Tucci

Cast Stanley Tucci · Ian Holm · Susan Sarandon · Patricia Clarkson

Plot Filmmaker Stanley Tucci takes viewers into the poignant and sometimes humorous world of New York City in the 1940s. This is the true story of two men, one of whom...

5.9

233 votes

5.9

233 votes