Writing
John Lee Mahin
- Career
Active from 1931 to 2018, with a break from 1967 to 2017, busiest in 1936 with 4 main titles.
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Treasure Island84/100
Awards
Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.
Writers Guild of America Awards · Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
1958 · Won
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
1958 · Nominated · 30th Academy Awards
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
1938 · Nominated · 10th Academy Awards
Captains Courageous
Source: Wikidata
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 6
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Classic Adventure 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Epic 3
- Early Cinema 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Romantic Drama 2
- Love Triangle 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harold RossonCinematographerTreasure Island, The Bad Seed, Boom Town, Captains Courageous, Too Hot to Handle, +5 more
Clark GableActorBoom Town, Mogambo, Wife vs. Secretary, Too Hot to Handle, Chained, +4 more
Franz WaxmanComposerBoom Town, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Captains Courageous, Elephant Walk, Too Hot to Handle, +2 more
Victor FlemingDirectorTreasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Captains Courageous, The Wet Parade, Red Dust, +2 more
W.S. Van DykeActorNaughty Marietta, Love on the Run, The Devil Is a Sissy, The Prizefighter and the Lady, Laughing Boy, +1 more
Herbert StothartComposerTreasure Island, Wife vs. Secretary, Chained, China Seas, Laughing Boy
Mervyn LeRoyDirectorThe Bad Seed, Quo Vadis, No Time for Sergeants, Johnny Eager, Moment to Moment- BBlanche SewellEditorTreasure Island, Boom Town, Naughty Marietta, Red Dust, Laughing Boy
Lewis StoneActorTreasure Island, The Wet Parade, China Seas, Small Town Girl
Spencer TracyActorBoom Town, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Captains Courageous, Tortilla Flat
Jean HarlowActorWife vs. Secretary, China Seas, Red Dust, Bombshell
Frank MorganActorBoom Town, Naughty Marietta, Tortilla Flat, Bombshell
Movies and TV shows
462010s
1 title · average score 58
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
1970s
1 title · average score 70
GoodWatch score 70Thanks
1960s
4 titles · average score 52
GoodWatch score 51Screenplay
GoodWatch score 47Screenplay
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 50Producer, Writer
1950s
12 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Writer
GoodWatch score 58Writer
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 42Adaptation
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Writer
GoodWatch score 66Writer
1940s
7 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
Director
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
1930s
21 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
GoodWatch score 81Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
GoodWatch score 71Screenplay
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Screenplay
GoodWatch score 67Screenplay
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54Adaptation, Writer