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Ben Holmes

Career

Active from 1929 to 1944, busiest in 1934 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for There Goes My Girl
There Goes My Girl
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Holmes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Lighthearted Fun 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Slapstick Farce 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 53
Prunes and Politics
Prunes and Politics (1944)

Director

Say Uncle
Say Uncle (1944)

Director

Petticoat Larceny
Petticoat Larceny (1943)

Director

Double Up
Double Up (1943)

Director

Hot Foot
Hot Foot (1943)

Director

Cutie on Duty
Cutie on Duty (1943)

Director

Pretty Dolly
Pretty Dolly (1942)

Director

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1942)

Director

Rough on Rents
Rough on Rents (1942)

Director

Dear! Deer!
Dear! Deer! (1942)

Director

The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

One Crowded Night
One Crowded Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

1930s

37 titles ยท average score 57
Maid's Night Out
Maid's Night Out (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Too Many Wives
Too Many Wives (1937)

Director

There Goes My Girl
There Goes My Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

We're on the Jury
We're on the Jury (1937)

Director

The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell (1936)

Director

Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Gay Nighties
The Gay Nighties (1933)

Story

Melody Cruise
Melody Cruise (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Whisperin' Bill
Whisperin' Bill (1933)

Director

Hey, Nanny Nanny
Hey, Nanny Nanny (1933)

Director

1920s

2 titles
Flying High
Flying High (1929)

Director

The Ladies' Man
The Ladies' Man (1928)

Adaptation