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Writing

Whitman Chambers

Career

Active from 1933 to 1960, busiest in 1947 and 1949 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Whitman Chambers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • 1930s Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 56
The Come On
The Come On (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Novel

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Special Agent
Special Agent (1949)

Screenplay

Manhandled
Manhandled (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice (1948)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Jungle Flight
Jungle Flight (1947)

Screenplay

I Cover Big Town
I Cover Big Town (1947)

Radio Play

Shadow of a Woman
Shadow of a Woman (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 53
Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel

Murder on the Campus
Murder on the Campus (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Story