Biography
Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 scr...
Complete Filmography

Mean Justice
1971
Writer
Moreno (Bronson) is a tough ranch hand on the vast half million acre Garret Ranch. Rich in timber, gas, cattle and oil, the ranch is a major employer...

Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
Screenplay
At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of Union gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and t...

Donovan's Reef
1963
Screenplay
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.

Two Rode Together
1961
Screenplay
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.

North West Frontier
1959
Screenplay
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsole...

The Last Hurrah
1958
Screenplay
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr...

Gunman's Walk
1958
Screenplay
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.

The Rising of the Moon
1957
Screenplay
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an old-fashio...

The Searchers
1956
Screenplay
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

The Tall Men
1955
Screenplay
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, ...

Mister Roberts
1955
Screenplay
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying ...

They Rode West
1954
Screenplay
A young cavalry doctor treats very sick Indians against orders, whom are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.

Trouble in the Glen
1954
Screenplay
Major Jim "Lance" Lansing, an American ex-pilot of the U.S. Air Corps, returns to Scotland after the war and finds much trouble in the glen where he s...

The Red Beret
1953
Screenplay
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian...

Angel Face
1953
Screenplay
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

The Quiet Man
1952
Screenplay
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

Two Flags West
1950
Story
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.

Wagon Master
1950
Screenplay
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, a...

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Screenplay
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be ...

Tulsa
1949
Screenplay
It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in a fight with the Tanner Oil Company. Cherokee pla...

3 Godfathers
1948
Screenplay
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their ow...

Fort Apache
1948
Screenplay
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant,...