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Writing

Mel Dinelli

Career

Active from 1946 to 1961, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mel Dinelli Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Politics
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Claustrophobic 2
  • Classic Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 52
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Film Writer

1970s

1 title ยท average score 41
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Film Writer

1960s

1 title
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)

Writer

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Step Down to Terror
Step Down to Terror (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Lizzie
Lizzie (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Laura
Laura (1955)

Writer

General Electric Theater: Into the Night
General Electric Theater: Into the Night (1955)

Teleplay

Jeopardy
Jeopardy (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Beware, My Lovely
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

Theatre Play, Writer

Cause for Alarm!
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

House by the River
House by the River (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 74
The Window
The Window (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Adaptation

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay