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Writing

Clarence Upson Young

Career

Active from 1936 to 1956, busiest in 1940 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sky Raiders
Sky Raiders
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clarence Upson Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.1, average 2.2
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Historical 2
  • 1930s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 57
Showdown at Abilene
Showdown at Abilene (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 57
Albuquerque
Albuquerque (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)

Screenplay

The Black Parachute
The Black Parachute (1944)

Screenplay

Night Monster
Night Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike (1942)

Writer

Madame Spy
Madame Spy (1942)

Screenplay, Original Story

Sea Raiders
Sea Raiders (1941)

Screenplay

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)

Screenplay

The Devil's Pipeline
The Devil's Pipeline (1940)

Screenplay

Son of Roaring Dan
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)

Screenplay

Hot Steel
Hot Steel (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Bad Lands
Bad Lands (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Screenplay

The Girl and the Gambler
The Girl and the Gambler (1939)

Screenplay

The Law West of Tombstone
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay