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Myles Connolly

Myles Connolly

Writer and producer · Died July 15, 1964, aged 66 · Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Myles Connolly (October 7, 1897 – July 15, 1964) was an author and a Hollywood screenwriter/producer. Myles Connolly was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. After graduating from Boston College in 1918 and serving one year in the U.S. Navy during World War I, Connolly worked as a newspaper reporter with The Boston Post. As a reporter, he was able to lay claim to being one of the few journalists ever granted the opportunity to interview President Calvin Coolidge. Both he and his Nashville socialite wife, Agnes (née Bevington), were devout Roman Catholics and each had a sister who was a nun. Joseph P. Kennedy convinced Connolly to leave Boston to work at the Hollywood movie studio that Kennedy financed, Film Booking Office (FBO), which eventually became RKO. At RKO, Connolly served as associate producer for that studio's earliest Wheeler & Woolsey vehicles. In 1933, his work as a screenwriter-producer of dramatic films was introduced with The Right to Romance. Connolly eventually befriended director Frank Capra at a cast and crew party for Ladies of Leisure (1930) after actor Alan Roscoe invited Connolly to tag along with him to the event. Though Connolly chided Capra for turning out frivolities when he thought Capra could produce thought provoking pieces, Connolly did not necessarily follow his own advice. He produced numerous pieces of escapist entertainment such as the Tarzan pictures of the 1940s. Myles Connolly helped write and produce over forty films. Screenwriting credits include The Right to Romance (1933), Palm Springs (1936), Youth Takes a Fling (1938), and the Charles Vidor film Hans Christian Andersen (1952). Connolly co-wrote the Ann Sothern-Lew Ayres film Maisie Was a Lady (1941) with Elizabeth Reinhardt. In addition, he worked with Sam Fuller to create It Happened in Hollywood. While Myles Connolly collaborated with Frank Capra on State of the Union (1948) and Here Comes the Groom (1951), he was also an uncredited contributor to the Capra films Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life. His last screenwriting credit was MGM's musical biography of Hans Christian Andersen with Danny Kaye (1952). Myles Connolly was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for Music for Millions (1944). 1n 1951, he shared the nomination for a Hugo award (Best Dramatic Presentation) for the screenplay of Harvey. In 1952, he was nominated for the Best Written American Musical award by the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) for Here Comes the Groom.

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Born
October 7, 1897
Died
July 15, 1964 (aged 66)
From
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Myles Connolly's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
20%
Morality
16%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
7
Tense
5
Hopeful
6
Romantic
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Myles Connolly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Myles Connolly's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wild Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Hans Christian Andersen(1952)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • My Son John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Here Comes the Groom(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Harvey(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • State of the Union(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Unfinished Dance(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Till the Clouds Roll By(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Two Sisters from Boston(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Story

  • Music for Millions(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Between Us Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure(1942)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Secret Treasure(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Maisie Was a Lady(1941)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The House Across the Bay(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Youth Takes a Fling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Wives Under Suspicion(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Letter of Introduction(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins with Love(1937)

    Associate Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • It Happened in Hollywood(1937)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Palm Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • His Greatest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • Let's Try Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • The Right To Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Face in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • Consolation Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer

  • Danger Lights(1930)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Half Shot at Sunrise(1930)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Jazz Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Associate Producer

  • The Very Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Associate Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1929 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing21 of 30: 21 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing9 of 30: 9 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s2 · crew1930s12 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Myles Connolly's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed5

Most divisive · producer

Life Begins with Love (1937)

95th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Myles Connolly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Myles Connolly's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Koster shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers