Portrait of Lynne Overman

Acting

Lynne Overman

Career

Active from 1930 to 1944, busiest in 1937 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lynne Overman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Romance 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 67
The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Johnny Walsh

Dixie
Dixie (1943)

as Mr. Whitlock

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jake Callahan

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Captain Phillip Philpott

The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jammer Jones

Silver Queen
Silver Queen (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hector Bailey

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

as Corky

Caught in the Draft
Caught in the Draft (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Steve Riggs

New York Town
New York Town (1941)

as Sam

The Hard-Boiled Canary
The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)

as George Thomas

Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bunt Cavatt

Typhoon
Typhoon (1940)

as Skipper Joe

1930s

37 titles ยท average score 61
Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion (1939)

as Oliver Quade

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Leach Overmile

Her Jungle Love
Her Jungle Love (1938)

as Jimmy Wallace

Sons of the Legion
Sons of the Legion (1938)

as Charles Lee

Hotel Haywire
Hotel Haywire (1937)

as Dr. Parkhouse

Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Steve Dorsey

Blonde Trouble
Blonde Trouble (1937)

as Joe Hart

Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

as Russell Kirk - Reporter

Murder Goes to College
Murder Goes to College (1937)

as Henry Hyer

Two for Tonight
Two for Tonight (1935)

as Harry

Enter Madame
Enter Madame (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Farnum

Midnight
Midnight (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joe Biggers

1920s

1 title
The Perfect Crime
The Perfect Crime (1928)

as Newlywed (uncredited)