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Writing

Samuel Ornitz

Career

Active from 1929 to 1945, busiest in 1932 and 1937 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Samuel Ornitz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Depression-Era Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Psychological Horror 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

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 52
China's Little Devils
China's Little Devils (1945)

Writer

Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

Adaptation

They Live in Fear
They Live in Fear (1944)

Writer

Three Faces West
Three Faces West (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 60
Miracle on Main Street
Miracle on Main Street (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Army Girl
Army Girl (1938)

Screenplay

It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You (1937)

Screenplay

Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady (1936)

Writer

Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart (1936)

Writer

Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)

Screenplay

One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Men Of America
Men Of America (1932)

Screenplay

Secrets of the French Police
Secrets of the French Police (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Hell's Highway
Hell's Highway (1932)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1920s

2 titles ยท average score 49
Chinatown Nights
Chinatown Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Case of Lena Smith
The Case of Lena Smith (1929)

Story