Portrait of Arch Oboler

Writing

Arch Oboler

Career

Active from 1940 to 1986, with a break from 1974 to 1985, busiest in 1945 and 1947 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arch Oboler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Heartwarming 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 69
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

1970s

2 titles
Domo Arigato
Domo Arigato (1973)

Director, Writer

Lights Out
Lights Out (1972)

Creator

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 31
The Bubble
The Bubble (1966)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Producer

1+1: Exploring The Kinsey Reports
1+1: Exploring The Kinsey Reports (1961)

Producer, Director

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 47
Hi Grandma!
Hi Grandma! (1958)

as Narrator

The Twonky
The Twonky (1953)
GoodWatch score 37

Director, Writer

Bwana Devil
Bwana Devil (1952)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay, Director

Five
Five (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 53
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)
GoodWatch score 34

Story

Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

Story

The Arnelo Affair
The Arnelo Affair (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

Bewitched
Bewitched (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Strange Holiday
Strange Holiday (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Gangway for Tomorrow
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Escape
Escape (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay