Portrait of Arthur Wimperis

Writing

Arthur Wimperis

Career

Active from 1930 to 1953, busiest in 1933 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Wimperis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • French Revolution 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1960)

Original Film Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 50
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Additional Dialogue

Young Bess
Young Bess (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles · average score 69
The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Dialogue

If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sir Henry (uncredited)

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Old Bill and Son
Old Bill and Son (1941)

Additional Dialogue

1930s

27 titles · average score 61
Q Planes
Q Planes (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Prison Without Bars
Prison Without Bars (1938)

Writer

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

The Green Cockatoo
The Green Cockatoo (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not (1936)

Writer

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1935)

Writer

The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

Continuity, Story

The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Scenario Writer, Story

Cash
Cash (1933)

Writer

That Night in London
That Night in London (1932)

Writer

Harmony Heaven
Harmony Heaven (1930)

Writer

1920s

2 titles
Tesha
Tesha (1928)

Other

Wife Savers
Wife Savers (1928)

Theatre Play