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Writing

J. Benton Cheney

Career

Active from 1937 to 1957, busiest in 1948 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Champion
The Adventures of Champion
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. Benton Cheney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.7, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 19
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Western 6
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Good vs. Evil 5
  • Roy Rogers 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Old Hollywood 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Justice 3
  • Outlaws 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Over the Border
Over the Border (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

63 titles ยท average score 57
Satan's Cradle
Satan's Cradle (1949)

Screenplay

Rockin' in the Rockies
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Hands Across the Border
Hands Across the Border (1944)

Screenplay

Mystery Man
Mystery Man (1944)

Screenplay

King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Man from Music Mountain
Man from Music Mountain (1943)

Screenplay

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range (1942)

Screenplay

Pirates of the Prairie
Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

Screenplay

Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail (1941)

Screenplay

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1930s

3 titles
The Marines Are Here
The Marines Are Here (1938)

Screenplay

The Game That Kills
The Game That Kills (1937)

Story

The Old Wyoming Trail
The Old Wyoming Trail (1937)

Story