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Writing
Frank Wead
- Titles
- 29movies0TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19291957
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
They Were Expendable68/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Warfare5.0average 1.2
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.4, average 5.2
- Crime2.0, average 3.7
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Historical Action 2
- Character-Driven 2
- 1930s Setting 2
- Naval Aviation 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Nostalgic 2
- High-Flying Action 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Pat O'BrienActorCeiling Zero, Submarine D-1, China Clipper, Air Mail
Preston FosterActor20,000 Men a Year, The All-American, Moon Over Burma, Sea Devils
Regis ToomeyActorDive Bomber, Destroyer, Submarine D-1
James GleasonActorWest Point of the Air, The All-American, The Hoodlum Saint
Jack HoltActorThey Were Expendable, Dirigible, Storm Over the Andes
Gloria StuartActorI'll Tell the World, The All-American, Air Mail
John FordDirectorThe Wings of Eagles, They Were Expendable, Air Mail
Arthur EdesonCinematographerCeiling Zero, Submarine D-1, China Clipper- WWilliam HolmesEditorCeiling Zero, Submarine D-1, Stranded
Slim SummervilleActorAir Mail, The Hoodlum Saint
Lewis StoneActorWest Point of the Air, The Hoodlum Saint
Edmund LoweActorThe Wings of Eagles, The Great Impersonation
Movies and TV shows
291950s
1 titles · average score 64
1940s
8 titles · average score 61
51
Blaze of Noon (1947)
Screenplay
68
They Were Expendable (1945)
Screenplay
64
Destroyer (1943)
Screenplay, Story
63
Dive Bomber (1941)
Screenplay, Story
Moon Over Burma (1940)
Writer
1930s
19 titles · average score 61
59
Tail Spin (1939)
Writer
67
The Citadel (1938)
Screenplay
56
Sea Devils (1937)
Screenplay
61
Ceiling Zero (1936)
Screenplay, Theatre Play
59
China Clipper (1936)
Screenplay
61
Stranded (1935)
Story
59
West Point of the Air (1935)
Screenplay
The Great Impersonation (1935)
Screenplay
Storm Over the Andes (1935)
Screenplay
The All-American (1932)
Writer
59
Dirigible (1931)
Story
