Writer 1902 - 1979

Darryl F. Zanuck

Wahoo, Nebraska, USA

Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

7 titles

The Purple Heart

Lewis Milestone 1944 1h 39m 7.0

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air

William A. Wellman 1942 1h 18m 5.5

A veteran American flyer trains new recruits, including the acrophobic son of his dead war buddy. Complications arise when the younger man falls in love with his mentor's girl.

China Girl

Henry Hathaway 1942 1h 35m

With America still neutral, an American news photographer on assignment in Burma is courted by both the Japanese and The Flying Tiger volunteers fighting for China to film the strategic Burma Road.