Editing Damon Runyon (section)

===Film===
[[File:Lady-for-a-Day-William-Robson.jpg|thumb|Dave the Dude ([[Warren William]]) and Apple Annie ([[May Robson]]) in ''[[Lady for a Day]]'' (1933)]]
Twenty of his stories became motion pictures.<ref>"Essay and Annotations" by Daniel R. Schwarz, ''Guys and Dolls and Other Writings'', 2008. Penguin Classics, UK. p. 616.</ref>
* ''[[Lady for a Day]]'' (1933) – Adapted by [[Robert Riskin]], who suggested the name change from Runyon's title "Madame La Gimp". The film garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director ([[Frank Capra]]), Best Actress ([[May Robson]]), and Best Adaptation for the Screen (Riskin). It was remade by Capra as ''[[Pocketful of Miracles]]'' in 1961, with [[Bette Davis]] in the Apple Annie role (fused with the "raggedy doll" from Runyon's short story "The Brain Goes Home"); [[Frank Sinatra]] recorded the upbeat title song (his rendition is not used in the film). The film received Oscar nominations for composers [[Sammy Cahn]] and [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] and for co-star [[Peter Falk]] (Best Supporting Actor). In 1989, [[Jackie Chan]] adapted the story yet again for the Hong Kong action film ''[[Miracles (1989 film)|Miracles]]'', adding several of his trademark stunt sequences.
* ''[[Little Miss Marker (1934 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'' (1934) – The film that made [[Shirley Temple]] a star, launched her career, and pushed her past [[Greta Garbo]] as the nation's biggest film draw of the year. Also starred [[Charles Bickford]]. Subsequent remakes include ''[[Sorrowful Jones]]'' (1949) with [[Bob Hope]] and [[Lucille Ball]]; ''[[40 Pounds of Trouble]]'' (1962) with [[Tony Curtis]], and ''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'' (1980) with [[Walter Matthau]], [[Julie Andrews]], [[Bob Newhart]] and Curtis.
* ''[[The Lemon Drop Kid (1934 film)|The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' (1934) – Starring [[Lee Tracy]], [[The Lemon Drop Kid|remade in 1951]] with Bob Hope (and ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' co-star [[William Frawley]] appearing in both adaptations); the latter version introduced the Christmas song "[[Silver Bells]]".
* ''Princess O'Hara'' (1935) – Starring [[Jean Parker]], remade in 1943 as ''[[It Ain't Hay]]'' with [[Abbott and Costello]] and [[Patsy O'Connor]]
* ''[[Professional Soldier]]'' (1935) – an adventure story starring [[Victor McLaglen]] and [[Freddie Bartholomew]]
* ''[[The Three Wise Guys]]'' (1936) – starring
* ''[[A Slight Case of Murder]]'' (1938) with [[Edward G. Robinson]] – remade in 1953 as ''[[Stop, You're Killing Me]]'' with [[Broderick Crawford]] and [[Claire Trevor]]
* ''[[Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President]]'' (1939) with [[Ann Sothern]], [[Lewis Stone]] and [[Walter Brennan]].
* ''[[The Big Street]]'' (1942) – [[Henry Fonda]], Lucille Ball (adapted from Runyon's story "Little Pinks")
* ''Butch Minds the Baby'' (1942) – Broderick Crawford, [[Shemp Howard]]
* ''[[Johnny One-Eye]]'' – (1950) Starring [[Pat O'Brien (actor)|Pat O'Brien]], Wayne Morris, Delores Moran, and Gayle Reed
* ''[[Money from Home]]'' (1953)  – Starring [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]]
* ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]'' (1955)  – [[Marlon Brando]], [[Jean Simmons]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Vivian Blaine]], and [[Stubby Kaye]]. Blaine and Kaye reprised their roles from the 1950 Broadway production. Adapted from the story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown". The big [[craps]] game is adapted from the story "Blood Pressure".
* ''[[Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952 film)|Bloodhounds of Broadway]]'' (1952) – Musical comedy starring [[Mitzi Gaynor]] and directed by [[Harmon Jones]]
* ''[[Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989 film)|Bloodhounds of Broadway]]'' (1989) – [[Ensemble cast]] starring [[Matt Dillon]], [[Jennifer Grey]], [[Madonna]], and [[Julie Hagerty]], among others. The film combines elements from four stories into one large one: "A Very Honorable  Guy", "The Brain Goes Home", "Social Error", and "The Bloodhounds of Broadway".

In 1938, his unproduced play ''Saratoga Chips'' became the basis of [[The Ritz Brothers]] film ''[[Straight, Place and Show]]''.