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Frank Wead

Career

Active from 1929 to 1957, busiest in 1935 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Wead Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • High-Flying Action 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Naval Aviation 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Action 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title · average score 47
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

1940s

8 titles · average score 62
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Story

Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Screenplay

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Moon Over Burma
Moon Over Burma (1940)

Writer

1930s

19 titles · average score 63
Tail Spin
Tail Spin (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

20,000 Men a Year
20,000 Men a Year (1939)

Story

The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1 (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

Story, Screenplay

Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero (1936)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Theatre Play

China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Stranded
Stranded (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)

Story

Air Mail
Air Mail (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

Story, Screenplay

Dirigible
Dirigible (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

1920s

1 title · average score 67
The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

Story