Writing
John Twist
- Titles
- 59movies
- 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 Territory70/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Warfare3.6average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Psychological3.9, average 5.6
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Classic Western 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Post-Civil War 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- High Seas Adventure 2
- Biographical Drama 2
- 1930s 2
- 1940s 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Max SteinerComposerHelen of Troy, Dallas, King Richard and the Crusaders, Band of Angels, The FBI Story, +2 more- JJ. Roy HuntCinematographerAnnie Oakley, Hitting a New High, The Law West of Tombstone, Parachute Battalion, Sea Devils, +1 more
- JJack HivelyEditorAnnie Oakley, Four Jacks and a Jill, The Saint Strikes Back, Next Time I Marry, Three Sons, +1 more
Richard DixActorWest of the Pecos, Men Against the Sky, Twelve Crowded Hours, Yellow Dust, Reno
Christy CabanneDirectorAnnapolis Salute, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, Another Face, We Who Are About to Die, The Last Outlaw
Raoul WalshDirectorBand of Angels, Colorado Territory, A Distant Trumpet, Hitting a New High, Marines, Let's Go
Granville BatesActorThe Great Man Votes, Next Time I Marry, Men Against the Sky, Twelve Crowded Hours
Preston FosterActorAnnie Oakley, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, We Who Are About to Die, Sea Devils
Alan HaleActorSo Big!, Another Face, Grand Old Girl, Pacific Liner
Paul GuilfoyleActorThe Law West of Tombstone, Flight from Glory, Wanted: Jane Turner, Pacific Liner
Harry CareyActorAnnapolis Salute, The Law West of Tombstone, Parachute Battalion, The Last Outlaw- DDavid ButtolphComposerColorado Territory, The Man Behind The Gun, Santiago, Fort Worth
Movies and TV shows
591960s
4 titles · average score 56
64
None But the Brave (1965)
Screenplay
58
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
Screenplay
53
Esther and the King (1960)
Associate Producer
1950s
14 titles · average score 60
63
Band of Angels (1957)
Screenplay
61
Helen of Troy (1956)
Screenplay
56
Serenade (1956)
Screenplay
56
Santiago (1956)
Writer
62
The Sea Chase (1955)
Screenplay
58
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)
Screenplay
61
So Big (1953)
Writer
56
The Big Trees (1952)
Screenplay
62
Best of the Badmen (1951)
Screenplay
64
Fort Worth (1951)
Writer
63
Dallas (1950)
Writer
1940s
10 titles · average score 59
70
Colorado Territory (1949)
Screenplay
60
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Screenplay, Story
57
Tycoon (1947)
Screenplay
57
Bombardier (1943)
Writer
Army Surgeon (1942)
Story
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Screenplay, Producer
58
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Adaptation
56
Parachute Battalion (1941)
Screenplay
58
Too Many Girls (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
27 titles · average score 57
59
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
Screenplay
53
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Screenplay
65
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Screenplay
57
The Toast of New York (1937)
Screenplay
50
Hitting a New High (1937)
Screenplay
Annapolis Salute (1937)
Screenplay
66
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
Screenplay
58
Flight from Glory (1937)
Screenplay
56
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Screenplay, Story
64
Annie Oakley (1935)
Screenplay
51
Another Face (1935)
Screenplay
63
So Big! (1932)
Screenplay
