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Writing

Rex Taylor

Career

Active from 1917 to 1939, busiest in 1918 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Skinner's Dress Suit
Skinner's Dress Suit
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rex Taylor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    1.1, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Underdog Story 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles
The Story of Mr. Hobbs
The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)

Adaptation

Redhead from Manhattan
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

Original Story

1930s

13 titles · average score 57
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Hawk of the Wilderness
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

Screenplay

The Shadow Strikes
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Sitting on the Moon
Sitting on the Moon (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

Adaptation

The Oil Raider
The Oil Raider (1934)

Story

High Gear
High Gear (1933)

Story, Screenplay

Sit Tight
Sit Tight (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance (1931)

Screenplay

Big Boy
Big Boy (1930)

Screenplay

1920s

34 titles · average score 66
The Vagabond Queen
The Vagabond Queen (1929)

Writer

So This Is Love
So This Is Love (1928)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

A Blonde for a Night
A Blonde for a Night (1928)

Writer

Adam's Apple
Adam's Apple (1928)

Writer

My Friend from India
My Friend from India (1927)

Screenplay

The Clinging Vine
The Clinging Vine (1926)

Writer

Skinner's Dress Suit
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Irene
Irene (1926)

Writer

The Power God
The Power God (1925)

Story

Where Was I?
Where Was I? (1925)

Writer

The Reckless Age
The Reckless Age (1924)

Writer

Lights Out
Lights Out (1923)

Screenplay, Adaptation

1910s

13 titles
Through the Wrong Door
Through the Wrong Door (1919)

Writer

Strictly Confidential
Strictly Confidential (1919)

Adaptation

Leave It to Susan
Leave It to Susan (1919)

Co-Writer

The Stranger
The Stranger (1918)

Story

Beans
Beans (1918)

Story

Miss Ambition
Miss Ambition (1918)

Story

Set Free
Set Free (1918)

Writer

A Nymph of the Foothills
A Nymph of the Foothills (1918)

Story

She Hired a Husband
She Hired a Husband (1918)

Writer

The Love Swindle
The Love Swindle (1918)

Story

The Cabaret Girl
The Cabaret Girl (1918)

Scenario Writer

The Chief Cook
The Chief Cook (1917)

Writer