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Douglas Shearer

Career

Active from 1937 to 1940, busiest in 1937 and 1940 with 1 main title each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
GoodWatch score61/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1952 · Won · 24th Academy Awards

    The Great Caruso

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1948 · Won · 20th Academy Awards

    Green Dolphin Street

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1945 · Won · 17th Academy Awards

    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1941 · Won · 13th Academy Awards

    Strike Up the Band

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Scientific and Technical Award

    1938 · Won · 10th Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Scientific and Technical Award

    1937 · Won · 9th Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1937 · Won · 9th Academy Awards

    San Francisco

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Scientific and Technical Award

    1936 · Won · 8th Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1936 · Won · 8th Academy Awards

    Naughty Marietta

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1930 · Won · 3rd Academy Awards

    The Big House

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1948 · Nominated · 20th Academy Awards

    Green Dolphin Street

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    They Were Expendable

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Kismet

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1944 · Nominated · 16th Academy Awards

    Madame Curie

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Mrs. Miniver

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Mrs. Miniver

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Sound

    1942 · Nominated · 14th Academy Awards

    The Chocolate Soldier

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1942 · Nominated · 14th Academy Awards

    Flight Command

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1941 · Nominated · 13th Academy Awards

    Boom Town

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Special Effects

    1940 · Nominated · 12th Academy Awards

    The Wizard of Oz

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 350 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglas Shearer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    545
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    104 titles · average score 62
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
    GoodWatch score 77

    Sound, Recording Supervision

    Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar (1953)
    GoodWatch score 85

    Recording Supervision

    The Naked Spur
    The Naked Spur (1953)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Recording Supervision, Sound

    Singin' in the Rain
    Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    GoodWatch score 91

    Recording Supervision

    Scaramouche
    Scaramouche (1952)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Recording Supervision

    The Bad and the Beautiful
    The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Recording Supervision

    An American in Paris
    An American in Paris (1951)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Recording Supervision

    Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis (1951)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Sound Recordist

    The Asphalt Jungle
    The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
    GoodWatch score 85

    Recording Supervision

    Father of the Bride
    Father of the Bride (1950)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Recording Supervision

    Summer Stock
    Summer Stock (1950)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Recording Supervision

    King Solomon's Mines
    King Solomon's Mines (1950)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Recording Supervision

    1940s

    157 titles · average score 64
    Little Women
    Little Women (1949)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Sound Recordist

    The Pirate
    The Pirate (1948)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Recording Supervision

    The Three Musketeers
    The Three Musketeers (1948)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Recording Supervision

    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Sound Director, Recording Supervision

    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Recording Supervision

    Gaslight
    Gaslight (1944)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Sound

    Meet Me in St. Louis
    Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Recording Supervision

    Ziegfeld Girl
    Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Recording Supervision

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Director

    The Shop Around the Corner
    The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
    GoodWatch score 90

    Sound Director

    The Philadelphia Story
    The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    GoodWatch score 88

    Recording Supervision

    Waterloo Bridge
    Waterloo Bridge (1940)
    GoodWatch score 77

    Sound Director

    1930s

    274 titles · average score 62
    The Wizard of Oz
    The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    GoodWatch score 85

    Sound Director

    Ninotchka
    Ninotchka (1939)
    GoodWatch score 87

    Sound Director, Recording Supervision

    Boys Town
    Boys Town (1938)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Recording Supervision

    The Romance of Celluloid
    The Romance of Celluloid (1937)

    Director

    A Day at the Races
    A Day at the Races (1937)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Sound Director

    Mutiny on the Bounty
    Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Sound Director

    A Night at the Opera
    A Night at the Opera (1935)
    GoodWatch score 88

    Sound Director

    Treasure Island
    Treasure Island (1934)
    GoodWatch score 84

    Sound Director

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

    Sound Director

    Freaks
    Freaks (1932)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Recording Supervision

    Grand Hotel
    Grand Hotel (1932)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Sound Director

    Mata Hari
    Mata Hari (1931)
    GoodWatch score 57

    Sound Director

    1920s

    10 titles · average score 54
    The Broadway Melody
    The Broadway Melody (1929)
    GoodWatch score 47

    Recording Supervision, Sound Recordist

    The Thirteenth Chair
    The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
    GoodWatch score 41

    Sound Recordist

    The Idle Rich
    The Idle Rich (1929)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Sound Engineer

    So This Is College
    So This Is College (1929)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Sound Engineer

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
    GoodWatch score 60

    Sound Recordist

    Their Own Desire
    Their Own Desire (1929)
    GoodWatch score 49

    Sound Recordist

    The Unholy Night
    The Unholy Night (1929)
    GoodWatch score 56

    Sound Recordist

    Dynamite
    Dynamite (1929)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Sound Recordist

    The Voice of the City
    The Voice of the City (1929)

    Sound Engineer

    Wonder of Women
    Wonder of Women (1929)

    Sound Engineer