Portrait of Brett Halliday

Writing

Brett Halliday

Career

Active from 1940 to 2005, with a break from 1956 to 2004, busiest in 1955 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brett Halliday Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.2, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Murder Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 77
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 62
Three Cases of Murder
Three Cases of Murder (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Before I Wake
Before I Wake (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Too Many Winners
Too Many Winners (1947)

Screenplay, Characters

Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket (1947)

Novel

Blonde for a Day
Blonde for a Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

Characters, Story

Murder Is My Business
Murder Is My Business (1946)

Novel

Larceny in Her Heart
Larceny in Her Heart (1946)

Characters

Blue, White and Perfect
Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Characters

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Characters

Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Characters

Sleepers West
Sleepers West (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Characters

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel