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Writing

Daniel Mainwaring

Career

Active from 1941 to 1984, with a break from 1966 to 1983, busiest in 1946 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daniel Mainwaring Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 5
  • Classic Western 5
  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Social Injustice 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Vigilante Justice 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Rivalry 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 54
Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Novel

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 56
Catacombs
Catacombs (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Convict Stage
Convict Stage (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

East of Kilimanjaro
East of Kilimanjaro (1962)

Story

Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Revolt of the Slaves
The Revolt of the Slaves (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

Dialogue

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 59
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story (1955)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
GoodWatch score 80

Story

Bugles in the Afternoon
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

This Woman Is Dangerous
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Roadblock
Roadblock (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

Story

The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 59
The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Roughshod
Roughshod (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Novel, Screenplay

They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Swamp Fire
Swamp Fire (1946)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Tokyo Rose
Tokyo Rose (1946)

Screenplay

Big Town
Big Town (1946)

Story, Screenplay

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Crime by Night
Crime by Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

Secrets of the Underground
Secrets of the Underground (1942)

Screenplay, Story

No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel