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Writing

Hugo Butler

Career

Active from 1937 to 1968, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Young One
The Young One
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Best Story

    1941 ยท Nominated ยท 13th Academy Awards

    Edison, the Man

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugo Butler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Running Scared
Running Scared (1972)

Adaptation

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 64
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

A Face in the Rain
A Face in the Rain (1963)

Writer

Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Eva
Eva (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Young One
The Young One (1960)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game (1960)

Director

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Torero!
Torero! (1957)

Writer

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

World for Ransom
World for Ransom (1954)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The First Time
The First Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Story, Screenplay

The Prowler
The Prowler (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way (1951)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

The Big Night
The Big Night (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Your Witness
Your Witness (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Roughshod
Roughshod (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Miss Susie Slagle's
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

Screenplay

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

Adaptation

Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home (1943)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

A Yank on the Burma Road
A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail (1942)

Screenplay

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Wyoming
Wyoming (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man (1940)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Story

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 67
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Big City
Big City (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay