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Writing

Harvey Gates

Career

Active from 1913 to 1947, busiest in 1918 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harvey Gates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Silent Film Era 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melodrama 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Sentimental 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

132
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 54
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Divorce
Divorce (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail (1945)

Screenplay

Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay, Original Story

The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Smart Alecks
Smart Alecks (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Screenplay

Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 71
Meet Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

Screenplay, Story

Navy Secrets
Navy Secrets (1939)

Screenplay

Fugitive at Large
Fugitive at Large (1939)

Screenplay

The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)

Screenplay, Adaptation

The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On (1934)

Screenplay

Queen Christina
Queen Christina (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Additional Writing

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1933)

Writer

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

Hell Divers
Hell Divers (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer (1932)

Writer

The Sky Raiders
The Sky Raiders (1931)

Story

1920s

61 titles ยท average score 63
Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs (1929)

Screenplay, Story

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929)

Screenplay

Glad Rag Doll
Glad Rag Doll (1929)

Story

The Forward Pass
The Forward Pass (1929)

Story

Hearts in Exile
Hearts in Exile (1929)

Writer

The Terror
The Terror (1928)

Writer

The Midnight Taxi
The Midnight Taxi (1928)

Screenplay

Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes (1925)

Writer

Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round (1923)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Action
Action (1921)

Writer

A Daughter of the Law
A Daughter of the Law (1921)

Writer

Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy (1920)

Writer

1910s

37 titles ยท average score 56
The Wicked Darling
The Wicked Darling (1919)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Beckoning Roads
Beckoning Roads (1919)

Writer

Lightning Bryce
Lightning Bryce (1919)

Scenario Writer

The Exquisite Thief
The Exquisite Thief (1919)

Scenario Writer

The Face in the Watch
The Face in the Watch (1919)

Story

The Sealed Envelope
The Sealed Envelope (1919)

Writer

Hell Morgan's Girl
Hell Morgan's Girl (1917)

Story

Sands of Sacrifice
Sands of Sacrifice (1917)

Story

Her Defiance
Her Defiance (1916)

Scenario Writer, Writer

The Three Godfathers
The Three Godfathers (1916)

Scenario Writer

For the Love of a Girl
For the Love of a Girl (1916)

Scenario Writer

I Was Meant for You
I Was Meant for You (1913)

Story