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Robert Emmett Dolan

Career

Active from 1942 to 1952, busiest in 1947 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
GoodWatch score78/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1948 · Nominated · 20th Academy Awards

    Road to Rio

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1947 · Nominated · 19th Academy Awards

    Blue Skies

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    Incendiary Blonde

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Lady in the Dark

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1944 · Nominated · 16th Academy Awards

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Holiday Inn

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1942 · Nominated · 14th Academy Awards

    Birth of the Blues

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Emmett Dolan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 70
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Music Coordinator, Conductor

1950s

6 titles · average score 60
The Man Who Understood Women
The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
GoodWatch score 38

Music

The Three Faces of Eve
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Music

Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

Additional Music

White Christmas
White Christmas (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

My Son John
My Son John (1952)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Music

1940s

35 titles · average score 64
Sorrowful Jones
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Road to Rio
Road to Rio (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Blue Skies
Blue Skies (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

1930s

1 title
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)

Songs