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2005 Guess Who (motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner")
 
2004 The Ladykillers (movie "The Ladykillers")
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria (writer)
 
1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (written by)
 
1967 The Flim-Flam Man (screenplay)
 
1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (screenplay)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (story and screenplay / as William)
 
1960 Scent of Mystery
 
1958 Davy (story)
 
1957 Big Time Operators (screenplay & original story)
 
1957 Decision Against Time (screenplay / story)
 
1955 The Ladykillers (story and screenplay)
 
1955 Touch and Go (screenplay / story)
 
1954 High and Dry
 
1953 Genevieve (story and screenplay)
 
1952 Glory at Sea (adaptation)
 
1952 Bachelor in Paris (original story)
 
1951 Lucky Nick Cain
 
1950 Operation X
 
1949 Maniacs on Wheels (script)
 
1948 Sin of Esther Waters (writer)
 
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