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Writing
John Grant
- Titles
- 35movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1941 to 1970, with a break from 1956 to 1969, busiest in 1941 and 1948 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.1average 2.5
- Situational Comedy7.9average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Satire & Parody4.5average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.2, average 5.2
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Psychological2.5, average 5.6
- Pathos2.5, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 8
- Slapstick Humor 7
- Abbott and Costello 6
- Nostalgic 5
- Slapstick 4
- Classic Comedy 4
- Comedy Horror 4
- Mistaken Identity 3
- Classic Comedy Duo 3
- Situational Comedy 3
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Golden Age Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lou CostelloActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, +22 more
Bud AbbottActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, +22 more- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, The Noose Hangs High, +4 more
Charles LamontDirectorAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Hit the Ice, +3 more
Charles BartonDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, The Noose Hangs High, Buck Privates Come Home, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +2 more- RRobert LeesWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Buck Privates Come Home, +1 more
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Here Come the Co-Eds, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, +1 more
- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion, Hit the Ice, It Ain't Hay, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, +1 more
- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Buck Privates Come Home, +1 more
- PPhilip CahnEditorHold That Ghost, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Keep 'Em Flying, In Society, In the Navy
- AArthur HiltonEditorHere Come the Co-Eds, Keep 'Em Flying, The Naughty Nineties, Pardon My Sarong, Who Done It?
Arthur LubinDirectorHold That Ghost, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Keep 'Em Flying, In the Navy
Movies and TV shows
35Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
73
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Additional Dialogue
73
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Screenplay
71
Who Done It? (1942)
Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
16 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Screenplay, Producer
64
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Screenplay
62
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
Associate Producer, Screenplay
62
Hit the Ice (1943)
Screenplay
62
In Society (1944)
Producer, Screenplay
61
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
10 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Screenplay
59
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Screenplay
57
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)
Screenplay
57
It Ain't Hay (1943)
Screenplay
54
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Additional Dialogue
44
Womaneater (1958)
as Rescue Party Leader (uncredited)
42
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Screenplay
40
Corregidor (1943)
as Calm Soldier at Barricade
Not rated yet
4 titles
Not rated yet
Fireman Save My Child (1954)
Screenplay
Love 600 (1970)
as Geschäftsmann
