Screenplay: Wells Root
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Wells Root. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 40
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Ronald Colman · Madeleine Carroll · C. Aubrey Smith · Raymond Massey
Synopsis An excellent cast and splendid photography make this the definitive film adaptation of Anthony Hope's swashbuckling novel. A British commoner is forced to pose as his cousin, the kidnapped king of a small European country, to save the throne. Complications...
7.2
930 votes
7.2
930 votes
Tiger Shark
1932 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction Howard Hawks
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Richard Arlen · Zita Johann · Leila Bennett
Synopsis After surviving a shipwreck, San Diego tuna fisherman Mike Mascarenhas, an immigrant from Portugal, loses a hand to a shark. The following season, one of his crew, Manuel Silva, falls overboard and is killed by the sharks following the boat....
6.7
262 votes
6.7
262 votes
Bat Masterson (TV Series)
1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Alan Crosland Jr. · Eddie Davis · Walter Doniger · John Rich
Cast Gene Barry · Allison Hayes · Ken Drake · Troy Melton
6.3
29 votes
6.3
29 votes
Cheyenne (TV Series)
1955 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Richard L. Bare · Leslie H. Martinson · Robert Sparr · Lee Sholem
Cast Clint Walker · Clyde Howdy · Fred Carson · Chuck Hicks
6.0
39 votes
6.0
39 votes
Bird of Paradise
1932 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction King Vidor
Cast Joel McCrea · Dolores del Rio · John Halliday · Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
5.9
221 votes
5.9
221 votes
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction James Cruze
Cast Ben Lyon · Claudette Colbert · Ernest Torrence · Hobart Cavanaugh
Synopsis Reporter Joe Miller is sure that fisherman Eli Kirk smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants into the country, but can't obtain enough evidence to satisfy his editor. Chance plays into his hands in the lovely form of Kirk's daughter, Julie, whom he...
5.4
81 votes
5.4
81 votes
Black Moon
1934 · Movie · 68 min. · United States
Direction Roy William Neill
Cast Jack Holt · Fay Wray · Dorothy Burgess · Cora Sue Collins
Synopsis A young girl who lives on a tropical island loses her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, but although she manages to escape the island, a curse is put on her. Years later, as an adult, she feels a strong compulsion...
5.4
22 votes
5.4
22 votes
Flight Command
1940 · Movie · 116 min. · United States
Direction Frank Borzage
Cast Robert Taylor · Ruth Hussey · Walter Pidgeon · Paul Kelly
Synopsis Ensign Alan Drake is assigned to the elite "Hell Cat" squadron of Navy fliers based in San Diego, despite being relatively inexperienced. Getting off on bad footing by ruining the squadron's chances of winning a target-shooting competition, Drake is encouraged...
5.3
22 votes
5.3
22 votes
Stingaree
1934 · Movie · 77 min. · United States
Direction William A. Wellman
Cast Irene Dunne · Richard Dix · Mary Boland · Conway Tearle
Synopsis In 1874, in the Australian outback, police inspector Radford chats with wealthy sheepman Hugh Clarkson and his wife about Stingaree, the country's prized outlaw. Everyone, including Hilda Bouverie, the Clarkson's maid who has been with the family since her father's...
4.9
21 votes
4.9
21 votes
Texas Across the River
1966 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Michael Gordon
Cast Dean Martin · Alain Delon · Rosemary Forsyth · Joey Bishop
4.7
150 votes
4.7
150 votes
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series)
1951 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Robert G. Walker · Don McDougall · Leslie H. Martinson · Christian Nyby
Cast Roy Rogers · Dale Evans · Pat Brady · Harry Harvey
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The Beloved Vagabond
1936 · Movie · 68 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Curtis Bernhardt
Cast Maurice Chevalier · Betty Stockfeld · Margaret Lockwood · Desmond Tester
Synopsis Maurice, a landlord, has to leave his official fiancé, (Joanna Rushworth), played by Betty Stockfeld, because he does not want her fraudulent father to suffer the weight of the law for his embezzlement of £10,000 which a rich businessman will...
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Furia roja
1951 · Movie · 101 min. · Mexico
Direction Steve Sekely · Víctor Urruchúa
Cast Arturo de Córdova · Emilia Guiú · Sara Montiel · Felipe de Alba
Synopsis A southern belle and her mother flee the horrors of the Civil War by moving to their lands in Mexico. Instead of the peace and stability they are searching for, they find themselves in the middle of a violent revolution.
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Sergeant Madden
1939 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Josef von Sternberg
Cast Wallace Beery · Tom Brown · Alan Curtis · Laraine Day
Synopsis A policeman's son becomes a hostile cop and turns to crime, causing conflict for his wife and father.
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Man of Conquest
1939 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction George Nichols Jr.
Cast Richard Dix · Gail Patrick · Edward Ellis · Joan Fontaine
Synopsis The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
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Mokey
1942 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Wells Root
Cast Dan Dailey · Donna Reed · Robert Blake · Cordell Hickman
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Salute to the Marines
1943 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction S. Sylvan Simon
Cast Wallace Beery · Fay Bainter · Reginald Owen · Ray Collins
Synopsis Wallace Beery stars in this patriotic World War II drama about a tough retired Marine who is caught in the middle of the Philippines campaign, experiencing action, heroics, and tragedy. Gruff Sergeant Bailey has never actually been in combat, but...
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The Storm
1930 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction William Wyler
Cast Lupe Velez · Paul Cavanagh · William Boyd · Alphonse Ethier
Synopsis Burr and Dave, two close friends who have backed each other up in countless difficulties, are torn apart by the arrival of a woman, Manette, who becomes stranded with them in their cabin during a raging blizzard.
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Public Hero #1
1935 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction J. Walter Ruben
Cast Lionel Barrymore · Jean Arthur · Chester Morris · Joseph Calleia
Synopsis A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
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Paris Interlude
1934 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Edwin L. Marin
Cast Madge Evans · Otto Kruger · Robert Young · Una Merkel
Synopsis Julie has a star crossed romance with Sam, leaning on pal Cassie when unhappy. When Sam is believed dead Cassie urges Julie to take up with good guy Pat. When Sam returns Cassie tries to do the right thing by...
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