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Which Warner Brothers films did John Huston help write before becoming a director?
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John Huston
John Huston (left) on the set of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
After signing a screenwriting contract with Warner Brothers in 1937, John Huston collaborated on the scripts for several notable films before making his directorial debut. These include:
- Jezebel (1938)
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
- Juarez (1939)
- Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940)
- High Sierra (1941)
- Sergeant York (1941)12