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Writing

Jack DeWitt

Career

Active from 1941 to 1983, busiest in 1947 and 1954 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack DeWitt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Fight for Justice 2
  • Gritty Atmosphere 2
  • Historical Conflict 2
  • Action-Oriented 2
  • Romance 2
  • Classic Adventure 2
  • Western 2
  • Survival 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 53
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

Story, Characters

1970s

6 titles · average score 53
The Return of a Man Called Horse
The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Sky Riders
Sky Riders (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Together Brothers
Together Brothers (1974)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor (1973)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer

Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

A Man Called Horse
A Man Called Horse (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

1960s

3 titles · average score 51
One Step to Hell
One Step to Hell (1968)

Writer

Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds (1967)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

Five Guns to Tombstone
Five Guns to Tombstone (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

1950s

17 titles · average score 54
The Purple Gang
The Purple Gang (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Portland Exposé
Portland Exposé (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Rumble on the Docks
Rumble on the Docks (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Cell 2455 Death Row
Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Screenplay

Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Bamboo Prison
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Gun Belt
Gun Belt (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Son of Belle Starr
Son of Belle Starr (1953)

Story

Battles of Chief Pontiac
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Fargo
Fargo (1952)

Writer

The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

Story

1940s

9 titles · average score 50
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Story

Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

Rocky
Rocky (1948)

Writer

Louisiana
Louisiana (1947)

Screenplay

The Return of Rin Tin Tin
The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947)

Writer

Bells of San Fernando
Bells of San Fernando (1947)

Story, Screenplay

Don Ricardo Returns
Don Ricardo Returns (1946)

Screenplay

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

Story

International Lady
International Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Story