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Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller

Writer, producer and actor, also director · Died June 27, 1965, aged 62 · New York, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer. The son of the screenwriter Bayard Veiller and the English actress Margaret Wycherly, Anthony Veiller wrote for 41 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born on 23 June 1903 in New York City to Bayard Veiller and Margaret Wycherly. He moved to Hollywood in 1930. Veiller was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. In 1937, he co-wrote (with Morrie Ryskind) the screenplay for Stage Door, starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou. This very loose adaptation of the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Veiller was also Oscar-nominated for writing (with uncredited help from John Huston and Richard Brooks) The Killers (1946), an adaptation of the short story by Ernest Hemingway. This seminal example of film noir, which introduced Burt Lancaster to filmgoers, won an Edgar Award as best mystery film of 1946, and in 2008 was enshrined in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Veiller frequently worked with top directors. During the Second World War he worked with Frank Capra on several films in the documentary/propaganda film series collectively titled Why We Fight. In 1946 (the same year as The Killers), Veiller co-wrote The Stranger, directed by and starring Orson Welles. For State of the Union (1948), again directed by Capra, Veiller was credited as co-producer as well as co-writer. Veiller worked with director John Huston on several films: Moulin Rouge (1952), Beat the Devil (1953), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), and The Night of the Iguana (1964), the film of the Tennessee Williams play that became Veiller's final screen credit. Veiller died on 27 June 1965 of cancer, in Hollywood, California. He was buried in the St Mary Churchyard, Bepton, Chichester, West Sussex, England as was his mother.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 23, 1903
Died
June 27, 1965 (aged 62)
From
New York, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and actor, also director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 58 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Anthony Veiller's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Morality
35%
Bonds
21%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Self
8%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 20 · Intense 6

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
9
Romantic
8
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Rousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

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 Anthony Veiller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Veiller'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

58 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer · as Narrator

  • The Night of the Iguana(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The List of Adrian Messenger(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Solomon and Sheba(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Timbuktu(1958)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Monkey on My Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Safari(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • That Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Beat the Devil(1953)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Moulin Rouge(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Red Planet Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer · Writer

  • Force of Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Fort Worth(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Along the Great Divide(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Chain Lightning(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Backfire(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • State of the Union(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Killers(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Here Is Germany(1945)

    Writer · as Narrator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Your Job in Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Writer

  • Adventure(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • War Comes to America(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Why We Fight: The Battle of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Narrator

  • Attack! Battle of New Britain(1944)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tunisian Victory(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Russia(1943)

    Writer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Britain(1943)

    Director · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Assignment in Brittany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • The Nazis Strike(1943)

    Writer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Her Cardboard Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Why We Fight(1942)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • New York Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Moon Over Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Disputed Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Gunga Din(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Saint in New York(1938)

    Treatment

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Radio City Revels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Stage Door(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Soldier and the Lady(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Winterset(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Consents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Swing Time(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • Jalna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Break of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Star of Midnight(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • The Notorious Sophie Lang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • The Witching Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1934 to 2000.

Biggest box office

The Killers (1946)

$58K worldwide

Highest rated

The Killers (1946)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 51: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 51: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting32 of 51: 29 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing14 of 51: 12 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 51: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

51 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1930s17 · crew1940s17 · 4 acting · 13 crew1950s14 · crew1960s2 · crew2000s1 · 1 acting · 1 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 Anthony Veiller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor, writer

Here Is Germany (1945)

64th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Killers (1946)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 30 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.

Is Anthony Veiller's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Anthony Veiller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Veiller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Capra shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles