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Portrait of Frank Craven

Acting

Frank Craven

Career

Active from 1926 to 1946, busiest in 1943 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Craven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Early 20th Century 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Classic Americana 2
  • Small Town Life 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Situational Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as Doctor Harry Brewster (archive footage

1990s

1 title
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Doctor Harry Brewster (archive footage)

1940s

21 titles · average score 61
Forever Yours
Forever Yours (1945)

as Uncle Charles

Destiny
Destiny (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Clem Broderick

When the Lights Go On Again
When the Lights Go On Again (1944)

Story

My Best Gal
My Best Gal (1944)

as Danny O'Hara

Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Harry Brewster

Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Docteur Fielding

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

as Asa Timberlake

Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1942)

as Steve Pettijohn

Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ambrose Murdock Flint

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as J.M. 'Doc' Powers

Our Town
Our Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mr. Morgan

City for Conquest
City for Conquest (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as 'Old Timer'

1930s

24 titles · average score 67
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dad Morgan

Our Neighbors - The Carters
Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939)

as Doc Carter

Penrod and His Twin Brother
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)

as Mr. Schofield

Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam (1937)

as Mr. Schofield

You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frank Redmond

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Will "Pa" Brannan

Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast (1935)
GoodWatch score 76

as Col. Marcus Aurelius Cobb

He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pop Sims, aka Jim Parker

City Limits
City Limits (1934)

as John B. Matthews

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

Story

State Fair
State Fair (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Storekeeper

Handle with Care
Handle with Care (1932)

as Radio Announcer

1920s

3 titles
The Very Idea
The Very Idea (1929)

as Alan Camp

The First Year
The First Year (1926)

Writer

New Brooms
New Brooms (1925)

Theatre Play