Waldo Salt

Waldo Salt

1914-10-18 Chicago, Illinois, USA 22 Credits

Biography

Waldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter. He received two Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).

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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

1990

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 19...

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Male Derelict

6.5
Acting

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

Coming Home

Coming Home

1978

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with ...

Serpico

Serpico

1973

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

Screenplay

5.0
Writing

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969

as Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an aili...

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an aili...

Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

1964

Writer

5.0
Writing

Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal pr...

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for hi...

Blast of Silence

Blast of Silence

1961

Writer

7.1
Writing

A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet ...

Swiss Family Robinson

1958

Screenplay

Writing

T.V. movie adaptation of The Swiss Family Robinson. A family is shipwrecked in the South Pacific and finds themselves stranded on a tropical island. T...

M

M

1951

Dialogue

6.3

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' cri...

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Writer

6.2
Writing

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency aga...

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

Screenplay, Songs

6.2
Writing

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

Writer

6.2
Writing

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.

Tonight We Raid Calais

Tonight We Raid Calais

1943

Screenplay

5.4
Writing

A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mi...

The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

Dialogue

6.5

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by...

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

Screenplay

7.1
Writing

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car ...

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

1937

Adaptation

6.7

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.