Portrait of Bess Meredyth

Writing

Bess Meredyth

Career

Active from 1910 to 1941, busiest in 1917 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bess Meredyth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Silent Film 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Silent Era Romance 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Melodramatic 4
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Psychological Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

3 titles · average score 72
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

Adaptation

That Night in Rio
That Night in Rio (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

Adaptation

1930s

19 titles · average score 56
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Metropolitan
Metropolitan (1935)

Story, Screenplay

The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Looking Forward
Looking Forward (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

Laughing Sinners
Laughing Sinners (1931)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

The Cuban Love Song
The Cuban Love Song (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

West of Broadway
West of Broadway (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Romance
Romance (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Dialogue

Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Story

The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

1920s

30 titles · average score 69
Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women (1929)

Screenplay

A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Continuity

The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily (1928)

Writer

When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation, Screenplay

The Magic Flame
The Magic Flame (1927)

Writer

The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (1926)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Don Juan
Don Juan (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

A Slave of Fashion
A Slave of Fashion (1925)

Writer

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 87

Continuity

The Red Lily
The Red Lily (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

Thy Name Is Woman
Thy Name Is Woman (1924)

Screenplay, Adaptation

One Clear Call
One Clear Call (1922)

Screenplay

1910s

32 titles
The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere (1919)

Director, Story

The Big Little Person
The Big Little Person (1919)

Writer

The Romance of Tarzan
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)

Scenario Writer

The Red, Red Heart
The Red, Red Heart (1918)

Adaptation

It Sounded Like a Kiss
It Sounded Like a Kiss (1916)

Scenario Writer

The Heart of a Show Girl
The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)

Scenario Writer

The Wedding Guest
The Wedding Guest (1916)

Scenario Writer

The Trey o' Hearts
The Trey o' Hearts (1914)

Screenplay

The Severed Hand
The Severed Hand (1914)

Story

The Widow and the Widower
The Widow and the Widower (1913)

as One of the Children

A Sailor’s Heart
A Sailor’s Heart (1912)

as The Sailor's 1st Sweetheart

The Modern Prodigal
The Modern Prodigal (1910)

Writer