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Writing

Frank Fenton

Career

Active from 1928 to 1968, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Something for a Lonely Man
Something for a Lonely Man
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Fenton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Intrigue 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Adventure 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
Something for a Lonely Man
Something for a Lonely Man (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 61
The Jayhawkers!
The Jayhawkers! (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Untamed
Untamed (1955)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

River of No Return
River of No Return (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Garden of Evil
Garden of Evil (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Wild North
The Wild North (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 60
Malaya
Malaya (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Station West
Station West (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Night Song
Night Song (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Out of the Past
Out of the Past (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Additional Writing

Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Nocturne
Nocturne (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

A Date with the Falcon
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

1930s

13 titles ยท average score 56
The Saint in London
The Saint in London (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm (1938)

Story

International Settlement
International Settlement (1938)

Story

While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps (1938)

Story

Keep Smiling
Keep Smiling (1938)

Story

Checkers
Checkers (1937)

Story, Screenplay

Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly (1937)

Screenplay

Step Lively, Jeeves!
Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday (1937)

Story

Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Story

Dinky
Dinky (1935)

Story

Revenge at Monte Carlo
Revenge at Monte Carlo (1933)

Story

1920s

1 title
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)

Screenplay, Story