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Writing
John Dighton
- Titles
- 37movies
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1959, busiest in 1940 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Kind Hearts and Coronets91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Satire & Parody5.4average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay6.2average 3.7
- Politics5.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.9average 2.7
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Lighthearted 4
- Social Commentary 4
- British Comedy 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Satirical 2
- Melancholy 2
- Classic Era 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Nostalgic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterSailors Three, Went the Day Well?, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Next of Kin, +6 more- HHal WaltersActorThat’s The Ticket, The Good Old Days, The Vulture, Thank Evans, The Viper, +1 more
- BBasil EmmottCinematographerEverything Happens to Me, That’s The Ticket, The Vulture, The Briggs Family, Thank Evans, +1 more
- AAustin MelfordWriterSailors Three, Let George Do It!, Everything Happens to Me, Champagne Charlie, The Good Old Days, +1 more
- RRay PittEditorSailors Three, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Next of Kin, The Goose Steps Out, +1 more
Claude HulbertActorSailors Three, The Ghost of St. Michael's, The Vulture, My Learned Friend, The Viper
Roy William NeillDirectorEverything Happens to Me, The Good Old Days, Thank Evans, The Viper, Hoots Mon
Basil DeardenDirectorSaraband for Dead Lovers, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, My Learned Friend
Will HayActorThe Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, The Ghost of St. Michael's, My Learned Friend
Max MillerActorEverything Happens to Me, The Good Old Days, Thank Evans, Hoots Mon
Mervyn JohnsActorWent the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, Saloon Bar, My Learned Friend- LLeslie NormanEditorSummer of the Seventeenth Doll, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Everything Happens to Me, Hoots Mon
Movies and TV shows
37Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Screenplay
Great
Score 80 to 89
3 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
86
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Screenplay
85
Went the Day Well? (1942)
Screenplay, Story
85
Roman Holiday (1953)
Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
74
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Original Story, Screenplay
72
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Theatre Play, Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
13 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Screenplay
67
The Swan (1956)
Writer
67
The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Screenplay
65
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
Screenplay
63
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Screenplay
63
Let George Do It! (1940)
Screenplay
62
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)
Screenplay
61
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Screenplay
60
Undercover (1943)
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
5 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
The Next of Kin (1942)
Writer
57
My Learned Friend (1943)
Screenplay
56
How to Make a Killing (2026)
Original Film Writer
56
Champagne Charlie (1944)
Screenplay
47
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Screenplay
Not rated yet
13 titles
Not rated yet
Sailors Three (1940)
Screenplay
Who Goes There! (1952)
Screenplay
That’s The Ticket (1940)
Writer
Hoots Mon (1940)
Screenplay
The Briggs Family (1940)
Writer
The Good Old Days (1939)
Screenplay
The Vulture (1937)
Screenplay
The Viper (1938)
Screenplay
Thank Evans (1938)
Writer