Wells Root

• Year — Film — Credit — Notes • 1928 — Varsity — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Howard Estabrook" and "George Marion Jr." • 1930 — Peacock Alley — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Frances Hyland" and "Carey Wilson" • Chasing Rainbows — Screenplay By — Based on the story "Road Show" By "Robert Hopkins" and "Bess Meredyth", Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Al Boasberg", "Kenyon Nicholson", and "Charles Reisner" • The Rogue Song — Suggested By • The Storm — Written By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "John Huston", "Charles Logue", and "Tom Reed" • 1931 — Politics — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Robert E. Hopkins" • The Prodigal — Story By, Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Bess Meredyth" • 1932 — Tiger Shark — Screenplay By • Bird of Paradise — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Wanda Tuchock" and "Leonard Praskins" • 1933 — I Cover the Waterfront — Screenplay By — Based on the novel "I Cover the Waterfront" by Max Miller • Night Flight — Screenplay By (Uncredited) • Racetrack — Story By — Co-Wrote Story with "J. Walter Ruben" • 1934 — Black Moon — Screenplay By — Based on a short story By "Clements Ripley" • Flirtation — Written By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Leo Birinski" • Stingaree — Screenplay By — Based on the novel by "E.W. Hornung", Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Becky Gardiner", "Garrett Fort", "Agnes Christine Johnston", and "Dwight Taylor" • Paris Interlude — Screenplay By — Based on the play "Paris Interlude" By S. J. Perelman And Laura Perelman • 1935 — Public Hero ﹟1 — Screenplay By, Story By — Co-Wrote Story with "J. Walter Ruben" • Shadow Of Doubt — Screenplay By — Based on the novel by "Arthur Somers Roche" • Pursuit — Screenplay By — Based on a story By "Lawrence G. Blochman" • 1936 — The Bold Caballero — Written By, Directed By • The Beloved Vagabond — Screenplay By • Sworn Enemy — Screenplay By • 1937 — The Prisoner of Zenda — Screenplay By — Based on the novel of the same name by "Anthony Hope", Co-Wrote Screenplay with "John L. Balderston", "Edward Rose", "Donald Ogden Stewart", "Ben Hecht", and "Sidney Howard" • 1939 — Man of Conquest — Written By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Harold Shumate", "Jan Isbell Fortune", and "Edward E. Paramore Jr." • Sergeant Madden — Screenplay By • Thunder Afloat — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Harvey S. Haislip" • 1940 — Flight Command — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Harvey S. Haislip" • 1941 — The Bad Man — Screenplay By — Based on the play By "Porter Emerson Browne" • The Get-Away — Screenplay By, Story By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "W. R. Burnett" and "J. Walter Ruben" • Turned Out Nice Again — Screenplay By • 1942 — Mokey — Screenplay By, Directed By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Jan Fortune" • Tennessee Johnson — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "John L. Balderston" • 1943 — The Man from Down Under — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Tom Seller" • Salute to the Marines — Screenplay By • 1948 — As You Are — Screenplay By • Movies Are Adventures — Story By (Uncredited) — Short • 1951 — The Cinematographer — Story By (Uncredited) • Red Fury — Written By • Stronghold — Written By • 1952 — The Prisoner Of Zenda — Story By • 1954 — Magnificent Obsession — Screenplay By — Based on the novel "Magnificent Obsession" by "Lloyd C. Douglas", Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Sarah Y. Mason", "Victor Heerman", and " • 1957 — Hell Ship Mutiny — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "DeVallon Scott" • 1961 — Secret of Deep Harbor — Screenplay by — Based on the novel by "Max Miller", Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Owen Harris" • 1966 — Texas Across the River — Screenplay By — Co-Wrote Screenplay with "Harold Greene" and "Ben Starr"