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Carey Wilson

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 19, 1889 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1920 – 1962
Known Credits106 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 0.7

Carey Wilson

Total Works

106

105 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carey Wilson (May 19, 1889 – February 1, 1962) was an American screenwriter, voice actor and producer. Wilson's screenplays include Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and The Great Heart (1938). His credits as producer include Green Dolphin Street (1947). He also narrated many nuclear test films, produced by the Atomic Energy Commission (now Department of Energy) and by the Department of Defence, including Operation Sandstone of 1948 and Operation Greenhouse of 1951. He was one of the thirty-six Hollywood pioneers who founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. He collaborated with Jean Harlow on her novel Today is Tonight. For his contribution in films, Wilson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6301 Hollywood Blvd.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4
Role: Screenplay
The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1
Role: Producer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3
Role: Continuity
He Who Gets Slapped
7.5
Role: Adaptation

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 106 titles featuring Carey Wilson

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

Role: Screenplay

The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1

Role: Producer

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Role: Continuity

He Who Gets Slapped
7.5

Role: Adaptation

Scaramouche
7.0
Scaramouche
1952•movie

Role: Producer

Westward the Women
7.0
Westward the Women
1951•movie

as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
7.0
Sadie McKee
1934•movie

Role: Writer

Conquest
6.6
Conquest
1937•movie

Role: Writer

Arsène Lupin
7.0
Arsène Lupin
1932•movie

Role: Writer

1925 Studio Tour
6.2
1925 Studio Tour
1925•movie

as Self

Green Dolphin Street
6.3

Role: Producer

Behind Office Doors
4.9

Role: Screenplay

Murder at the Vanities
5.7

Role: Screenplay

Gabriel Over the White House
6.8

Role: Screenplay

Prophet Without Honor
6.2

as Narrator (voice)

Why Be Good?
6.8
Why Be Good?
1929•movie

Role: Screenplay

Hitler's Madman
5.5
Hitler's Madman
1943•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
5.7

Role: Story

You're Only Young Once
5.7

Role: Producer

What! No Beer?
5.7
What! No Beer?
1933•movie

Role: Writer

The Great Heart
6.5
The Great Heart
1938•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The Red Danube
6.7
The Red Danube
1949•movie

Role: Producer

Bolero
6.4
Bolero
1934•movie

Role: Story

Polly of the Circus
5.6

Role: Adaptation

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
6.2

Role: Producer

More About Nostradamus
5.8

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

You, John Jones!
6.2
You, John Jones!
1943•movie

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn
5.9

as Narrator (voice)

The King Without a Crown
5.6

as Narrator (voice)

What Do You Think?
7.1
What Do You Think?
1937•movie

as Narrator (voice)

Mr. Gardenia Jones
5.0
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942•movie

as Narrator

Judge Hardy and Son
5.9

Role: Writer

Faithless
7.0
Faithless
1932•movie

Role: Screenplay

Fast Workers
5.0
Fast Workers
1933•movie

Role: Screenplay

Dangerous Number
4.9
Dangerous Number
1937•movie

as Sheriff

Lilac Time
6.9
Lilac Time
1928•movie

Role: Scenario Writer

The Cardboard Lover
6.4

Role: Adaptation

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning
5.2

as Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus IV
5.4
Nostradamus IV
1944•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The President Vanishes
6.0

Role: Writer

Between Two Women
6.0
Between Two Women
1937•movie

Role: Writer

Dark Delusion
6.8
Dark Delusion
1947•movie

Role: Producer

Between Two Women
6.1
Between Two Women
1945•movie

Role: Producer

Orchids and Ermine
5.9
Orchids and Ermine
1927•movie

Role: Story

Master Will Shakespeare
5.8

as Narrator (voice)

Strange Glory
6.0
Strange Glory
1938•movie

as Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus and the Queen
6.8

as Narrator (voice)

A Failure at Fifty
5.5
A Failure at Fifty
1940•movie

as Narrator (voice)

What Do You Think? (Number Three)
7.0

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
6.0

as Narrator (voice)

The Happy Years
7.5
The Happy Years
1950•movie

Role: Producer

Peacock Alley
5.0
Peacock Alley
1930•movie

Role: Story

Lights of Old Broadway
6.8

Role: Screenplay

Outcast Lady
7.2
Outcast Lady
1934•movie

Role: Writer

The Bad One
7.0
The Bad One
1930•movie

Role: Adaptation

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
7.3

as Narrator

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Hollywood - The Second Step
8.7

as Narrator

Pitcairn Island Today
7.3

as Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus
6.3
Nostradamus
1938•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The Man on the Rock
6.3

as Narrator (voice)

Joaquin Murrieta
7.3
Joaquin Murrieta
1938•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The Awakening
5.7
The Awakening
1928•movie

Role: Writer

Wine of Youth
8.3
Wine of Youth
1924•movie

Role: Writer

Moments in Music
4.7
Moments in Music
1950•movie

Role: Director

American Beauty
3.0
American Beauty
1927•movie

Role: Scenario Writer

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
8.8

as Narrator (voice)

Let's Ask Nostradamus
6.0

as Narrator (voice)

Bravest of the Brave
6.5

as Narrator (voice)

Ghost Treasure
6.5
Ghost Treasure
1941•movie

as Narrator (voice)

MGM Parade
7.5
3 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
The Midshipman
7.0
The Midshipman
1925•movie

Role: Story

Sequoia
6.5
Sequoia
1935•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Women Men Marry
6.2

Role: Writer

Midnight Lovers
7.5
Midnight Lovers
1926•movie

Role: Story

This Is Russia!
7.0
This Is Russia!
1958•movie

as Narrator

The Lady or the Tiger?
7.0

as Narrator

What Do You Think? (Number Two)
9.0

as Narrator (voice)

Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
8.0
The Eternal Three
8.0
The Eternal Three
1923•movie

Role: Writer

Three Weeks
7.0
Three Weeks
1924•movie

Role: Adaptation

The Sea Tiger
10.0
The Sea Tiger
1927•movie

Role: Writer

Passion Fruit
8.0
Passion Fruit
1921•movie

Role: Story

Empty Hands
9.0
Empty Hands
1924•movie

Role: Writer

Fanny Foley Herself
7.0

Role: Adaptation

The Masked Bride
10.0
The Masked Bride
1925•movie

Role: Writer

The Cup of Life
7.0
The Cup of Life
1921•movie

Role: Story

Monte Carlo
7.0
Monte Carlo
1926•movie

Role: Story

Red Lights
7.0
Red Lights
1923•movie

Role: Adaptation

Footlights and Fools
7.0

Role: Writer

Naughty But Nice
9.0
Naughty But Nice
1927•movie

Role: Scenario Writer

Ladies at Play
10.0
Ladies at Play
1926•movie

Role: Scenario Writer

Oh Kay!
7.0
Oh Kay!
1928•movie

Role: Writer

The Sporting Lover
8.0
The Sporting Lover
1926•movie

Role: Adaptation

The Silent Lover
8.0
The Silent Lover
1926•movie

Role: Writer

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
9.0

Role: Writer

His Secretary
7.0
His Secretary
1925•movie

Role: Story

Broken Chains
9.0
Broken Chains
1922•movie

Role: Writer

A Woman's Business
7.0
A Woman's Business
1920•movie

Role: Writer

Into Her Kingdom
9.0
Into Her Kingdom
1926•movie

Role: Co-Writer

An Affair of the Follies
9.0

Role: Writer

The Stolen Bride
9.0
The Stolen Bride
1927•movie

Role: Writer

So This Is Marriage?
7.0

Role: Story

Madonnas and Men
7.0
Madonnas and Men
1920•movie

Role: Writer

Soul Mates
7.0
Soul Mates
1925•movie

Role: Writer

Sinners in Silk
7.0
Sinners in Silk
1924•movie

Role: Scenario Writer