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Portrait of Waldo Salt

Writing

Waldo Salt

Career

Active from 1938 to 1978, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Waldo Salt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • New York City Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 50
Into the Night
Into the Night (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

as Male Derelict

1970s

4 titles · average score 61
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Serpico
Serpico (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
GoodWatch score 31

Screenplay

1960s

4 titles · average score 65
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)

Flight from Ashiya
Flight from Ashiya (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Blast of Silence
Blast of Silence (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 73
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1958)

Screenplay

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

Additional Dialogue

The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

1940s

5 titles · average score 68
Rachel and the Stranger
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Songs

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

1930s

3 titles · average score 67
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Dialogue

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Adaptation