

Writing
John Meehan
- Titles
- 32movies
- Career
Active from 1929 to 1948, busiest in 1933 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Dinner at Eight81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Romance6.6average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.7
- Eroticism3.2average 1.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.1
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Melodrama 2
- Pre-Code Era 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Romantic Entanglements 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Herbert StothartComposerThe Valley of Decision, What Every Woman Knows, The Painted Veil, Kismet, Three Daring Daughters
Edward ArnoldActorSadie McKee, Kismet, Three Daring Daughters- WWilliam AxtComposerDinner at Eight, Sadie McKee, Letty Lynton
- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerSadie McKee, His Brother's Wife, Letty Lynton
- HHugh WynnEditorSadie McKee, The Painted Veil, When Ladies Meet
Jean DixonActorSadie McKee, The Lady Lies
Harry DavenportActorKismet, Three Daring Daughters
Madge EvansActorDinner at Eight, What Every Woman Knows
Donald CrispActorThe Valley of Decision, What Every Woman Knows
Marlene DietrichActorSeven Sinners, Kismet
Samuel S. HindsActorSeven Sinners, His Brother's Wife
Robert MontgomeryActorWhen Ladies Meet, Letty Lynton
Movies and TV shows
271940s
4 titles Β· average score 60
53
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Screenplay
75
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Screenplay
50
Kismet (1944)
Screenplay
62
Seven Sinners (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
22 titles Β· average score 64
79
Boys Town (1938)
Screenplay
60
Madame X (1937)
Screenplay
44
His Brother's Wife (1936)
Screenplay

I've Been Around (1935)
Story, Screenplay
72
The Painted Veil (1934)
Screenplay
69
Sadie McKee (1934)
Screenplay
71
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Screenplay
81
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Writer
60
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Screenplay
62
When Ladies Meet (1933)
Screenplay
55
Stage Mother (1933)
Writer
68
Letty Lynton (1932)
Writer
1920s
1 title Β· average score 57
57
The Lady Lies (1929)
Screenplay, Theatre Play