Screenplay: Wells Root

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


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

6.0

39 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

4.7

150 votes

4.7

150 votes

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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Not rated

Mokey

1942 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

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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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Not rated