Writing
Robert Riskin
- Titles
- 39movies0TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19171956
- Directed
- 1titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Broadway Bill80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Wholesome6.6average 3.3
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Romance6.7average 3.8
- Situational Comedy5.5average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.0average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.9, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
- Tension4.5, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Family 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Heartwarming 2
- Feel-Good 2
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Sentimental 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Frank CapraDirectorIt Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, Meet John Doe, +6 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerIt Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, Lost Horizon, +4 more
- GGene HavlickEditorIt Happened One Night, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, Lost Horizon, +1 more
Donald MeekActorYou Can't Take It with You, Magic Town, The Thin Man Goes Home, The Whole Town's Talking- HHoward JacksonComposerIt Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lady for a Day, Broadway Bill
- MMaurice WrightEditorThe Miracle Woman, American Madness, Ann Carver's Profession, Virtue
Raymond WalburnActorMr. Deeds Goes to Town, Broadway Bill, Riding High
H.B. WarnerActorMr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, Here Comes the Groom
Charles BickfordActorYou Can't Run Away from It, Riding High, Men in Her Life
Walter ConnollyActorIt Happened One Night, Lady for a Day, Broadway Bill
Jean ArthurActorYou Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, The Whole Town's Talking- EEdward BuzzellDirectorAnn Carver's Profession, Virtue, The Big Timer
Movies and TV shows
392000s
1 titles · average score 58
58
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Original Film Writer
1960s
1 titles · average score 72
72
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Original Film Writer
1950s
5 titles · average score 60
53
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
Screenplay
58
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
treatment, Story
Half Angel (1951)
Screenplay
69
Mister 880 (1950)
Screenplay
Riding High (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
5 titles · average score 70
65
Magic Town (1947)
Writer, Producer
The Cummington Story (1945)
Producer
Library of Congress (1945)
Producer
72
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Screenplay, Story
74
Meet John Doe (1941)
Producer, Screenplay
1930s
26 titles · average score 67
76
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Screenplay
73
Lost Horizon (1937)
Screenplay
64
When You're in Love (1937)
Director
76
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Screenplay
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Screenplay
79
It Happened One Night (1934)
Screenplay
80
Broadway Bill (1934)
Screenplay
72
Lady for a Day (1933)
Screenplay
63
Ex-Lady (1933)
Story
71
American Madness (1932)
Story, Dialogue
69
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Theatre Play, Screenplay
1910s
1 titles
Rough and Ready Reggie (1917)
as Boxing Extra