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Writing

Ben Markson

Career

Active from 1928 to 1959, with a break from 1947 to 1958, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood?
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Markson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Spiritual
    0.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Comedy 2
  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Black & White Cinema 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 59
Edge of Eternity
Edge of Eternity (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Adaptation

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Prison Ship
Prison Ship (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Beautiful Cheat
The Beautiful Cheat (1945)

Writer

The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 61
Danger โ€“ Love at Work
Danger โ€“ Love at Work (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy (1937)

Writer

Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That (1936)

Screenplay

The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Here Comes the Navy
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Writer

The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Upperworld
Upperworld (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Lady Killer
Lady Killer (1933)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Half-Naked Truth
The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

What Price Hollywood?
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red? (1932)
GoodWatch score 55

Theatre Play, Screenplay

1920s

1 title
The River Pirate
The River Pirate (1928)

Writer