Elliott Nugent
Director · 40 credits · 11 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Frequent collaborators: Sally Starr
Best Elliott Nugent movies by genre
Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)
1The Cat and the Canary
1939 · ★ 6.9 (87 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
2My Favorite Brunette
1947 · ★ 6.6 (56 votes)
Comedy, Mystery, Romance
3Splendor
1935 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)
Comedy, Romance
4Nothing but the Truth
1941 · ★ 7.1 (14 votes)
Comedy
5The Male Animal
1942 · ★ 4.1 (9 votes)
Comedy, Romance
6Strictly Dynamite
1934 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Comedy, Music
7Two Alone
1934 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Drama
8It's All Yours
1937 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Comedy
9Welcome Stranger
1947 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)
Comedy
10Professor Beware
1938 · ★ 6.1 (4 votes)
Comedy
11If I Were Free
1933 · ★ 6.7 (4 votes)
Romance, Drama
12Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949 · ★ 7.3 (10 votes)
Comedy
13Three Cornered Moon
1933 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)
Comedy
14She Loves Me Not
1934 · ★ 6.0 (11 votes)
Comedy, Crime
15Whistling in the Dark
1933 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
16College Scandal
1935 · ★ 5.2 (2 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Crime
17Never Say Die
1939 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)
Comedy
18My Girl Tisa
1948
Drama
19Give Me a Sailor
1938 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Comedy, Romance
20The Great Gatsby
1949 · ★ 5.4 (24 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
21The Crystal Ball
1943 · ★ 5.8 (14 votes)
Comedy, Romance
22The Mouthpiece
1932 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)
Drama
23Up in Arms
1944 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)
Comedy, Romance
24The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)
Comedy
25My Outlaw Brother
1951 · ★ 5.6 (12 votes)
Action, Romance, Western
26And So They Were Married
1936 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)
Comedy, Romance
27Wives Never Know
1936
Comedy
28Just for You
1952 · ★ 5.4 (4 votes)
Music, Comedy, Romance
29Enter Madame
1935 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Action, Comedy, Romance
30Love in Bloom
1935 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.