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Writing

Carl Mayer

Career

Active from 1919 to 2005, with a break from 1938 to 2004, busiest in 1921 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carl Mayer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 6
  • Silent Film 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 59
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

1930s

10 titles · average score 59
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Script Consultant

Dreaming Lips
Dreaming Lips (1937)

Writer

As You Like It
As You Like It (1936)
GoodWatch score 32

Adaptation

The Blue Light
The Blue Light (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

The Dreamy Mouth
The Dreamy Mouth (1932)

Writer

Dreaming Lips
Dreaming Lips (1932)

Writer

Ariane, Russian Maid
Ariane, Russian Maid (1932)

Screenplay

Ariane
Ariane (1931)

Writer

The Man Who Committed the Murder
The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931)

Dialogue

Storm Over Mont Blanc
Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

1920s

22 titles · average score 71
Fräulein Else
Fräulein Else (1929)

Writer

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Tartuffe
Tartuffe (1926)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (1924)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve (1924)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Vanina
Vanina (1922)

Writer

Danton
Danton (1921)

Dramaturgy, Screenplay

Backstairs
Backstairs (1921)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Journey into the Night
Journey into the Night (1921)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

1910s

1 title
Die Frau im Käfig
Die Frau im Käfig (1919)

Writer