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Portrait of Edgar Selwyn

Writing

Edgar Selwyn

Career

Active from 1914 to 1934, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chained
Chained
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edgar Selwyn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Love Triangle 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

1940s

4 titles · average score 61
Pierre of the Plains
Pierre of the Plains (1942)

Theatre Play, Producer

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Dulcy
Dulcy (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

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

Producer

1930s

14 titles · average score 59
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas (1939)

Producer

Bridal Suite
Bridal Suite (1939)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Chained
Chained (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

The Mystery of Mr. X
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Men Must Fight
Men Must Fight (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Men Call It Love
Men Call It Love (1931)

Director

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Possessed
Possessed (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

Theatre Play

War Nurse
War Nurse (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

1920s

8 titles · average score 66
The Girl in the Show
The Girl in the Show (1929)

Writer, Director

Dancing Mothers
Dancing Mothers (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Story

Night Life of New York
Night Life of New York (1925)

Story

The Crowded Hour
The Crowded Hour (1925)

Theatre Play

The Mirage
The Mirage (1924)

Screenplay

The Arab
The Arab (1924)

Theatre Play

The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)

Theatre Play

Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart (1921)

Story

1910s

7 titles · average score 61
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1919)
GoodWatch score 61

Theatre Play

Dodging a Million
Dodging a Million (1918)

Story

Heart of the Wilds
Heart of the Wilds (1918)

Theatre Play

Nearly Married
Nearly Married (1917)

Theatre Play

Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones (1916)

Writer

The Country Boy
The Country Boy (1915)

Screenplay

Pierre of the Plains
Pierre of the Plains (1914)

as Pierre