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Writing

William Anthony McGuire

Career

Active from 1919 to 1941, busiest in 1934 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Whoopee!
Whoopee!
GoodWatch score82/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1937 · Nominated · 9th Academy Awards

    The Great Ziegfeld

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Anthony McGuire Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.1, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Escapist 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles · average score 61
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

1930s

20 titles · average score 67
Risky Business
Risky Business (1939)

Story

Rosalie
Rosalie (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

Theatre Play, Producer

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

King for a Night
King for a Night (1933)

Story

Out All Night
Out All Night (1933)

Screenplay

The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Okay, America!
Okay, America! (1932)

Screenplay

Don't Bet on Women
Don't Bet on Women (1931)

Story

Skyline
Skyline (1931)

Writer

Whoopee!
Whoopee! (1930)
GoodWatch score 82

Story

1920s

4 titles · average score 65
Twelve Miles Out
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Tin Gods
Tin Gods (1926)

Writer

Kid Boots
Kid Boots (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

Theatre Play

Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1923)

Theatre Play

1910s

1 title
Playthings of Passion
Playthings of Passion (1919)

Story