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George S. Kaufman

Career

Active from 1920 to 1984, with a break from 1948 to 1964, busiest in 1930 and 1932 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George S. Kaufman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Musical 2
  • Iconic Performances 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Farce 2
  • Vaudeville Humor 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Musical Numbers 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 80
Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

Theatre Play

2010s

1 title · average score 62
Una
Una (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

1980s

4 titles · average score 55
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Theatre Play

You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You (1984)

Writer

Drei gegen Hollywood
Drei gegen Hollywood (1982)

Theatre Play

Přišel na večeři
Přišel na večeři (1981)

Theatre Play

1970s

4 titles
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You (1979)

Theatre Play

The Royal Family
The Royal Family (1977)

Writer

June Moon
June Moon (1974)

Theatre Play

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

Theatre Play

1960s

1 title
Love for Everyone
Love for Everyone (1965)

Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 70
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings (1957)
GoodWatch score 84

Theatre Play

The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

Theatre Play

Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

Theatre Play

1940s

10 titles · average score 63
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play

The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Theatre Play

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play

The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows (1943)

Screenplay

Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

Theatre Play

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Theatre Play

An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

Theatre Play

Dulcy
Dulcy (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Theatre Play

1930s

19 titles · average score 71
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

Theatre Play

First Lady
First Lady (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Stage Door
Stage Door (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

Theatre Play

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Elmer and Elsie
Elmer and Elsie (1934)

Story

The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Theatre Play

Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Theatre Play

Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers (1930)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Theatre Play

The Still Alarm
The Still Alarm (1930)

Writer

1920s

8 titles · average score 74
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Book

The Butter and Egg Man
The Butter and Egg Man (1928)

Theatre Play

Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback (1925)

Writer

Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1925)

Theatre Play

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies (1924)

Writer

To the Ladies
To the Ladies (1924)

Theatre Play

Dulcy
Dulcy (1923)

Theatre Play

Someone in the House
Someone in the House (1920)

Screenplay

1910s

1 title
Someone Must Pay
Someone Must Pay (1919)

Theatre Play