C
Writing
Charles MacArthur
- Titles
- 33movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1988, with a break from 1950 to 1987, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 4titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Angels with Dirty Faces90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.7
- Showbiz3.4average 1.2
- Romance5.7average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Politics3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.3
- Family Dynamics3.4, average 4.7
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.7
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Sharp Dialogue 2
- Pre-Code Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ben HechtWriterWuthering Heights, Angels with Dirty Faces, Switching Channels, I Take This Woman, Twentieth Century, +14 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, Gunga Din, Barbary Coast, The Unholy Garden
Eduardo CiannelliActorGunga Din, The Scoundrel
Walter ConnollyActorTwentieth Century, Soak the Rich
William PowellActorThe Senator Was Indiscreet, Street of Chance
Whitney BourneActorOnce in a Blue Moon, Crime Without Passion
Stanley RidgesActorThe Scoundrel, Crime Without Passion
Pat O'BrienActorAngels with Dirty Faces, The Front Page
John BarrymoreActorTwentieth Century, Rasputin and the Empress
Henry ArmettaActorRasputin and the Empress, The Unholy Garden
Marie PrevostActorThe Sin of Madelon Claudet, Paid
Edward ArnoldActorRasputin and the Empress, The President Vanishes
Movies and TV shows
36Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
His Girl Friday (1940)
Theatre Play
Good
Score 70 to 79
8 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Gunga Din (1939)
Story
79
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV show
79
Crime Without Passion (1934)
as Second Interviewer (uncredited)
78
Twentieth Century (1934)
Screenplay
76
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV show · as Taylor
76
Barbary Coast (1935)
Writer
70
The Front Page (1931)
Writer
Decent
Score 60 to 69
9 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
65
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Screenplay
65
The Front Page (1974)
Theatre Play
62
The Unholy Garden (1931)
Story, Dialogue
62
The Scoundrel (1935)
as Flop House Bum
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
9 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Theatre Play
55
Way for a Sailor (1930)
Additional Dialogue
54
Lulu Belle (1948)
Theatre Play
53
Billy the Kid (1930)
Additional Dialogue
52
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Screenplay
50
Perfect Strangers (1950)
Theatre Play
48
Paid (1930)
Adaptation, Writer
Not rated yet
8 titles
Not rated yet
Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
Writer, Director
Soak the Rich (1936)
Director, Writer
Spring Tonic (1935)
Theatre Play
Love in Every Port (1931)
ADR Coordinator
The Front Page (1948)
Writer
The Front Page (1945)
Writer