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Writing

Howard Dimsdale

Career

Active from 1938 to 1980, busiest in 1950 and 1974 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fugitive
The Fugitive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Dimsdale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.0, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Charming 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 53
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

Story Consultant

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

Story Consultant

1970s

3 titles
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974)

Writer

The Healers
The Healers (1974)

Writer

The Small Miracle
The Small Miracle (1973)

Teleplay

1960s

2 titles · average score 70
The Train
The Train (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1950s

6 titles · average score 49
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

Aladdin and His Lamp
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)

Screenplay

A Lady Without Passport
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)

Story, Screenplay

The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

Writer

1940s

10 titles · average score 60
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Senorita from the West
Senorita from the West (1945)

Screenplay

Penthouse Rhythm
Penthouse Rhythm (1945)

Screenplay

Babes on Swing Street
Babes on Swing Street (1944)

Screenplay

The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost (1942)
GoodWatch score 37

Story

Coffins on Wheels
Coffins on Wheels (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty (1940)

Screenplay

Women in Hiding
Women in Hiding (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

1930s

1 title · average score 65
Party Fever
Party Fever (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer