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Writing

Ian Hay

Career

Active from 1919 to 1940, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Secret Agent
Secret Agent
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ian Hay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea (1958)

Theatre Play

1940s

2 titles
An Englishman's Home
An Englishman's Home (1940)

Writer

The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

Theatre Play

1930s

19 titles · average score 68
The Return of the Frog
The Return of the Frog (1938)

Screenplay

Housemaster
Housemaster (1938)

Theatre Play, Novel

Farewell Again
Farewell Again (1937)

Writer

The Frog
The Frog (1937)

Adaptation

Secret Agent
Secret Agent (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Sabotage
Sabotage (1936)
GoodWatch score 78

Dialogue

The Man Behind the Mask
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

Dialogue

The Widow from Monte Carlo
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)

Writer

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Dialogue

Admirals All
Admirals All (1935)

Theatre Play, Writer

I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings (1931)

Theatre Play

1920s

3 titles
Tommy Atkins
Tommy Atkins (1928)

Scenario Writer

The Sporting Lover
The Sporting Lover (1926)

Theatre Play

The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending (1925)

Writer

1910s

1 title
The Common Cause
The Common Cause (1919)

Screenplay