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Writing

John Grey

Career

Active from 1917 to 1952, busiest in 1936 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Speedy
Speedy
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Grey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Politics
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Era Comedy 3
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 3
  • Optimistic 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Wide Open
Wide Open

Director, Writer

1950s

1 title
Paradise for Buster
Paradise for Buster (1952)

Writer

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 55
Bride and Gloom
Bride and Gloom (1947)

Story

Mr. Noisy
Mr. Noisy (1946)

Story

Rockin' in the Rockies
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

I Love a Bandleader
I Love a Bandleader (1945)

Story

Swingin' on a Rainbow
Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)

Screenplay

The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sheriff (1944)

Story

Sing a Jingle
Sing a Jingle (1944)

Writer

Private Snuffy Smith
Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Sappy Pappy
Sappy Pappy (1942)

Screenplay, Story

All the World's a Stooge
All the World's a Stooge (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Heckler
The Heckler (1940)

Story

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 61
The Awful Goof
The Awful Goof (1939)

Screenplay, Story

I'm from the City
I'm from the City (1938)

Screenplay

Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Too Many Wives
Too Many Wives (1937)

Writer

False Alarms
False Alarms (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

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

Writer

His Bridal Sweet
His Bridal Sweet (1935)

Writer

Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

The Gay Nighties
The Gay Nighties (1933)

Story

Movie Crazy
Movie Crazy (1932)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

The Flirty Sleepwalker
The Flirty Sleepwalker (1932)

Writer

Feet First
Feet First (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

1920s

18 titles ยท average score 70
Coquette
Coquette (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Adaptation

Speedy
Speedy (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

Story

The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother (1927)
GoodWatch score 84

Story, Scenario Writer

For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Crack O' Dawn
Crack O' Dawn (1926)

Writer

The Freshman
The Freshman (1925)
GoodWatch score 84

Story

Super Speed
Super Speed (1925)

Writer

Youth's Gamble
Youth's Gamble (1925)

Writer

Hot Water
Hot Water (1924)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

The Crossroads of New York
The Crossroads of New York (1922)

Writer

Terror Island
Terror Island (1920)
GoodWatch score 41

Story

The Mystery Mind
The Mystery Mind (1920)

Writer

1910s

3 titles
The Carter Case
The Carter Case (1919)

Scenario Writer

Kidder & Ko
Kidder & Ko (1918)

Story

The Little Patriot
The Little Patriot (1917)

Story