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Writing

John Grant

Career

Active from 1941 to 1970, with a break from 1956 to 1969, busiest in 1948 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Grant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 9
  • Abbott and Costello 6
  • Slapstick Humor 6
  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic Comedy Duo 4
  • Slapstick 4
  • Comedy Horror 3
  • Situational Comedy 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Love 600
Love 600 (1970)

as Geschäftsmann

1950s

13 titles · average score 55
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Fireman Save My Child
Fireman Save My Child (1954)

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

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

Writer

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show (1952)

Writer

Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Additional Dialogue

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Additional Dialogue

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1940s

21 titles · average score 63
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Producer

Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem (1944)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

In the Navy
In the Navy (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay