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Alvah Bessie

Career

Active from 1943 to 1986, with a break from 1952 to 1968, busiest in 1945 and 1948 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ruthless
Ruthless
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alvah Bessie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Hard Traveling
Hard Traveling (1986)

Novel

1970s

1 title
The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol (1974)

Novel

1960s

1 title
Spain Again
Spain Again (1969)

Screenplay

1950s

1 title · average score 63
Passage West
Passage West (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

1940s

6 titles · average score 65
Ruthless
Ruthless (1948)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Smart Woman
Smart Woman (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay