Writing
Robert Ellis
- Titles
- 160movies
- Career
Active from 1913 to 1950, busiest in 1933 with 13 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 44top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Charlie Chan at the Race Track80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Showbiz4.1average 1.2
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Social Commentary3.3, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Historical Setting 7
- Nostalgic 6
- Silent Film 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Fast-Paced Action 3
- Crime 3
- 1930s Setting 3
- Melodrama 3
- Early Cinema 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Character-Driven 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHelen LoganWriterCharlie Chan at the Race Track, Four Jills in a Jeep, Charlie Chan at the Olympics, Susannah of the Mounties, Something for the Boys, +38 more
Frank R. StrayerDirectorHitch Hike To Heaven, Off to the Races, Port of Lost Dreams, In Love with Life, Twin Husbands, +9 more- MM.A. AndersenCinematographerThe Lady in Scarlet, A Man of Sentiment, Happiness C.O.D., Port of Lost Dreams, In Love with Life, +7 more
- RRoland D. ReedEditorThe Lady in Scarlet, Happiness C.O.D., Port of Lost Dreams, In Love with Life, Twin Husbands, +6 more
George ErnestActorDown on the Farm, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris, +4 more
H. Bruce HumberstoneDirectorCharlie Chan at the Race Track, Charlie Chan at the Olympics, Sun Valley Serenade, Pin Up Girl, Lucky Cisco Kid, +4 more
Kenneth HowellActorDown on the Farm, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris, +2 more
Lynn BariActorSun Valley Serenade, City in Darkness, Hello, Frisco, Hello, Pardon Our Nerve, Speed to Burn, +2 more
Jed ProutyActorDown on the Farm, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris, +2 more
Spring ByingtonActorDown on the Farm, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris, +2 more
John PayneActorSun Valley Serenade, The Great American Broadcast, Tin Pan Alley, Star Dust, Footlight Serenade, +2 more
Florence RobertsActorDown on the Farm, Too Busy to Work, Love on a Budget, Off to the Races, A Trip to Paris, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
131940s
4 titles · average score 58
54
Do You Love Me (1946)
Screenplay
59
Something for the Boys (1944)
Screenplay
56
Song of the Islands (1942)
Screenplay
1930s
4 titles · average score 66
The Quitter (1934)
Screenplay
66
Call Her Savage (1932)
as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)
The Last Parade (1931)
as A.C. Marino
What Men Want (1930)
as Howard LeMoyne
1920s
2 titles
Restless Youth (1928)
as Robert Haines
Cleopatra (1928)
as Marc Antony
1910s
3 titles
The Spite Bride (1919)
as Billy Swayne
Brown of Harvard (1918)
as 'Bud' Hall
The Cabaret Singer (1915)
as Lloyd Denton - Randall's Chum