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Writing

Robertson White

Career

Active from 1937 to 1963, with a break from 1948 to 1962, busiest in 1937 and 1938 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robertson White Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Whodunit 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Swenson

Flipper
Flipper (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Abrams

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Jungle Patrol
Jungle Patrol (1948)

Adaptation

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 59
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)

Story

The Witness Vanishes
The Witness Vanishes (1939)

Screenplay

He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Mystery House
Mystery House (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

My Bill
My Bill (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Westland Case
The Westland Case (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Footloose Heiress
The Footloose Heiress (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Once a Doctor
Once a Doctor (1937)

Screenplay