Which 1938 film did F. Scott Fitzgerald co-write?

F. Scott Fitzgerald co-wrote the screenplay for the 1938 film Three Comrades. The MGM drama was adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s 1937 novel about three German veterans rebuilding their lives after World War I.

Fitzgerald wrote the screenplay with Edward E. Paramore Jr. under producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Although Fitzgerald is best known for novels such as The Great Gatsby, he also worked in Hollywood, where screenwriting provided income during difficult periods in his literary career.

The film was directed by Frank Borzage and starred Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, and Margaret Sullavan. Sullavan received an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Patricia Hollmann.

A common mix-up is to assume Fitzgerald wrote the original story. He did not: Remarque wrote the novel, while Fitzgerald helped adapt it for the screen. The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born, and Gone with the Wind were all major 1930s films, but Fitzgerald did not co-write their screenplays.