Portrait of Rodney Ackland

Writing

Rodney Ackland

Career

Active from 1931 to 1991, with a break from 1966 to 1990, busiest in 1940 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rodney Ackland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell (1991)

Writer

1940s

20 titles Β· average score 68
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Bond Street
Bond Street (1948)

Writer

Temptation Harbour
Temptation Harbour (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child (1943)

Writer, Director

Uncensored
Uncensored (1942)

Screenplay

Dangerous Moonlight
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Letter from Home
Letter from Home (1941)

Screenplay

Miss Grant Goes to the Door
Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)

Screenplay

Under Your Hat
Under Your Hat (1940)

Writer

George and Margaret
George and Margaret (1940)

Writer

A Call for Arms!
A Call for Arms! (1940)

Writer, Assistant Director

1930s

8 titles Β· average score 51
Young Man's Fancy
Young Man's Fancy (1939)

Writer

The Silent Battle
The Silent Battle (1939)

Writer

Yellow Sands
Yellow Sands (1938)

Screenplay

Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Case of Gabriel Perry
The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935)

as Tommy Read

Number Seventeen
Number Seventeen (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

The Skin Game
The Skin Game (1931)
GoodWatch score 43

as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Shadows
Shadows (1931)

Writer