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Portrait of John Meehan

Writing

John Meehan

Career

Active from 1929 to 1948, busiest in 1933 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Meehan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1940s

4 titles · average score 60
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

1930s

26 titles · average score 63
Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

His Brother's Wife
His Brother's Wife (1936)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

Additional Writing

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

What Every Woman Knows
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Stage Mother
Stage Mother (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Letty Lynton
Letty Lynton (1932)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

1920s

1 title · average score 58
The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

Theatre Play, Screenplay