Writing
Robert Ellis
- Titles
- 152movies
- Career
Active from 1913 to 1950, busiest in 1933 with 13 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 37top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Sun Valley Serenade74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Showbiz3.5average 1.2
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Fast-Paced Action 3
- Character-Driven 3
- 1930s Setting 3
- Physical Comedy 2
- Love Triangle 2
- Silent Film 2
- Crime 2
- Mystery 2
- Deception 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHelen LoganWriterSomething for the Boys, Susannah of the Mounties, Charlie Chan at the Olympics, Charlie Chan at the Race Track, Song of the Islands, +38 more
Frank R. StrayerDirectorIn Love with Life, Off to the Races, Port of Lost Dreams, Twin Husbands, Hitch Hike To Heaven, +9 more- MM.A. AndersenCinematographerThe Lady in Scarlet, Happiness C.O.D., In Love with Life, Port of Lost Dreams, Twin Husbands, +7 more
- RRoland D. ReedEditorThe Lady in Scarlet, Happiness C.O.D., In Love with Life, Port of Lost Dreams, Twin Husbands, +6 more
George ErnestActorDown on the Farm, A Trip to Paris, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, +4 more
H. Bruce HumberstoneDirectorCharlie Chan at the Olympics, Charlie Chan at the Race Track, Sun Valley Serenade, Pin Up Girl, Iceland, +4 more
John PayneActorTin Pan Alley, Sun Valley Serenade, Footlight Serenade, The Great American Broadcast, Star Dust, +2 more
Lynn BariActorSun Valley Serenade, City in Darkness, Hello, Frisco, Hello, Speed to Burn, Sharpshooters, +2 more
Spring ByingtonActorDown on the Farm, A Trip to Paris, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, +2 more
Jed ProutyActorDown on the Farm, A Trip to Paris, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, +2 more
Kenneth HowellActorDown on the Farm, A Trip to Paris, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, +2 more
Florence RobertsActorDown on the Farm, A Trip to Paris, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1521950s
1 title · average score 57
57
I'll Get By (1950)
Story
1940s
16 titles · average score 56
53
Do You Love Me (1946)
Screenplay
50
If I'm Lucky (1946)
Writer
59
Something for the Boys (1944)
Screenplay
56
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
Screenplay
45
Pin Up Girl (1944)
Screenplay
61
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Screenplay
53
Song of the Islands (1942)
Screenplay
74
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Screenplay
50
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Screenplay
56
Star Dust (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
84 titles · average score 56
63
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
Screenplay
65
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Screenplay
58
Born Reckless (1937)
Screenplay
70
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
Screenplay
60
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Screenplay
61
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Screenplay
47
The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
Screenplay
Twin Husbands (1933)
Story
41
The Monster Walks (1932)
Story, Adaptation
1920s
34 titles · average score 59
59
The Love Trap (1929)
as Guy Emory
60
Broadway (1929)
as Steve Crandall
Night Parade (1929)
as Mr. John W. Zelli
Ragtime (1927)
as Steve Martin, aka 'Slick'
The Girl from Montmartre (1926)
as Jack Ewing
Lady Robinhood (1925)
as Hugh Winthrop
Forbidden Cargo (1925)
as Jerry Burke
The Northern Code (1925)
as Louis Le Blanc
Dark Secrets (1923)
as Lord Wallington
The Infidel (1922)
as Cyrus Flint
Hurricane's Gal (1922)
as Steele O'Connor
Ladies Must Live (1921)
as Anthony Mulvain
1910s
17 titles
The Tiger's Trail (1919)
Director
Louisiana (1919)
as Laurence Ferol
In for Thirty Days (1919)
as Brett Page
Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)
as Honorable Hugh Wentworth
Upstairs and Down (1919)
as Terrence O'Keefe
The Spite Bride (1919)
as Billy Swayne
Brown of Harvard (1918)
as 'Bud' Hall
The Lifted Veil (1917)
as Leslie Palliser
The Menace (1916)
as Luigi Verra
The Trail's End (1916)
as The Wolf
A Modern Jekyll and Hyde (1913)
as Roger Master - Nora's Sweetheart