Writing
John Twist
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1965, busiest in 1937 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Colorado Territory71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Psychological4.2, average 5.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Historical Drama 8
- Classic Western 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Social Commentary 3
- Post-Civil War 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Biographical Drama 2
- 1930s Crime 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Mystery 2
- Atmospheric 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Max SteinerComposerDallas, Helen of Troy, King Richard and the Crusaders, Band of Angels, A Distant Trumpet, +2 more- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerAnnie Oakley, The Law West of Tombstone, Hitting a New High, Reno, Sea Devils, +1 more
- JJack HivelyEditorAnnie Oakley, Four Jacks and a Jill, Next Time I Marry, The Saint Strikes Back, His Family Tree, +1 more
Richard DixActorWest of the Pecos, Men Against the Sky, Reno, Yellow Dust, Twelve Crowded Hours
Raoul WalshDirectorBand of Angels, A Distant Trumpet, Colorado Territory, Marines, Let's Go, Hitting a New High
Christy CabanneDirectorAnnapolis Salute, We Who Are About to Die, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Another Face, The Last Outlaw
Roy WebbComposerSinbad the Sailor, The Sea Chase, Bombardier, The Saint Strikes Back, Parachute Battalion
Harry CareyActorAnnapolis Salute, The Law West of Tombstone, Parachute Battalion, The Last Outlaw
Alan HaleActorSo Big!, Another Face, Grand Old Girl, Pacific Liner
Granville BatesActorNext Time I Marry, Men Against the Sky, The Great Man Votes, Twelve Crowded Hours
Paul GuilfoyleActorThe Law West of Tombstone, Wanted: Jane Turner, Pacific Liner, Flight from Glory
Preston FosterActorAnnie Oakley, We Who Are About to Die, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Sea Devils
Movies and TV shows
62Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1960s
4 titles · average score 52
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 51Screenplay
GoodWatch score 57Writer
GoodWatch score 38Associate Producer
1950s
14 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Writer
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 45Writer
GoodWatch score 53Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Writer
GoodWatch score 56Screenplay
GoodWatch score 52Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Writer
GoodWatch score 60Writer
1940s
10 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 50Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54Writer
GoodWatch score 45Screenplay, Producer
Story
GoodWatch score 46Adaptation
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay
1930s
28 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 57Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Screenplay
GoodWatch score 52Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
1920s
6 titles
Writer
Scenario Writer
Story
Story