Portrait of Niven Busch

Writing

Niven Busch

Career

Active from 1932 to 1955, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pursued
Pursued
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Niven Busch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Western 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Period Melodrama 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 61
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Man from the Alamo
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Story

The Moonlighter
The Moonlighter (1953)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Story

Distant Drums
Distant Drums (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Story, Screenplay

The Furies
The Furies (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

Novel

The Capture
The Capture (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer, Screenplay

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 72
Pursued
Pursued (1947)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

Moss Rose
Moss Rose (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Adaptation

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

Till the End of Time
Till the End of Time (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Belle Starr
Belle Starr (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 90

Storyboard

The Westerner
The Westerner (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 58
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Off the Record
Off the Record (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Babbitt
Babbitt (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

Adaptation

College Coach
College Coach (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

Story, Screenplay

Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay