Portrait of Albert Hackett

Writing

Albert Hackett

Career

Active from 1912 to 1980, with a break from 1963 to 1979, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Albert Hackett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Classic Musical 3
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Charming 2
  • Nostalgic Period Piece 2
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 2
  • Romantic 2
  • Fast-Paced Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 60
Father of the Bride Part II
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Film Writer

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Film Writer

1980s

1 title ยท average score 60
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play, Screenplay

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 59
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)

Theatre Play

Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 66
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Theatre Play, Screenplay

A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Gaby
Gaby (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Give a Girl a Break
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Too Young to Kiss
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 67
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Pirate
The Pirate (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Easter Parade
Easter Parade (1948)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Original Story

Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

The Virginian
The Virginian (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 69
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

The Firefly
The Firefly (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Hide-Out
Hide-Out (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Penthouse
Penthouse (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1920s

5 titles
The Country Flapper
The Country Flapper (1922)

as Hopp Jumpp

A Woman's Woman
A Woman's Woman (1922)

as Kenneth Plummer

Molly O'
Molly O' (1921)

as Billy O'Dair

The Good-Bad Wife
The Good-Bad Wife (1920)

as Leigh Carter

Away Goes Prudence
Away Goes Prudence (1920)

as Jimmie Ryan

1910s

5 titles
Come Out of the Kitchen
Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)

as Charles Daingerfield

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1919)

as Robert

The Career of Katherine Bush
The Career of Katherine Bush (1919)

as Bert Bush

The School Principal
The School Principal (1913)

as Tommy Moriarty

Just Pretending
Just Pretending (1912)

as Albert Mills - the Little Boy