Writing
Dalton Trumbo
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2008, with a break from 1990 to 2007, busiest in 1939 and 1940 with 6 main titles each.
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Roman Holiday85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Absurdist Humor0.9, average 2.0
- Cringe Humor1.1, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 7
- Historical Drama 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Melancholy 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Sensory Deprivation 2
- Bleak 2
- Film Noir 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Suspenseful 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Roy WebbComposerKitty Foyle, A Man to Remember, Five Came Back, A Bill of Divorcement, Sorority House, +1 more
Kirk DouglasActorSpartacus, Lonely are the Brave, The Last Sunset, Town Without Pity- HHarry MarkerEditorFive Came Back, A Bill of Divorcement, Sorority House, Curtain Call
Van JohnsonActorThirty Seconds Over Tokyo, A Guy Named Joe, Somewhere I'll Find You
Anne ShirleyActorA Man to Remember, Sorority House, Career
Irving BaconActorHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence, Emergency Wedding, Accent on Love
Ward BondActorA Guy Named Joe, Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence, Devil's Playground
John FarrowDirectorFive Came Back, A Bill of Divorcement, Sorority House- RRussell MettyCinematographerSpartacus, Tender Comrade, Curtain Call
Victor YoungComposerGun Crazy, The Brave One, The Remarkable Andrew- FFrank SullivanEditorThirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Terror in a Texas Town, A Guy Named Joe
Bronislau KaperComposerWe Who Are Young, Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, Somewhere I'll Find You
Movies and TV shows
62Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2010s
1 title · average score 61
GoodWatch score 61Original Film Writer
2000s
1 title · average score 42
GoodWatch score 42Writer
1980s
3 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 79Director
GoodWatch score 61Original Film Writer
Original Film Writer
1970s
7 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 73as Commandant (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Additional Writing
GoodWatch score 66Writer
GoodWatch score 73as Orator
GoodWatch score 44Screenplay
1960s
9 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 39Screenplay
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Writer
GoodWatch score 72Story
GoodWatch score 84Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Screenplay
1950s
12 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Writer
GoodWatch score 72Script Consultant
GoodWatch score 53Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 69as John Gilvray's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay
1940s
16 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay
GoodWatch score 55Writer
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Writer
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay
GoodWatch score 49Story
GoodWatch score 59Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Story
GoodWatch score 61Writer
GoodWatch score 57Story
1930s
13 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
GoodWatch score 48Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 64Story
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
Writer
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Writer
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
Screenplay