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Frank Skinner

Career

Active from 1938 to 1967, busiest in 1942 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ride the Pink Horse
Ride the Pink Horse
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 130 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Skinner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 12
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Melodrama 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Intrigue 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Film Noir 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

216
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 58
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

Music, Original Music Composer

Madame X
Madame X (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Appaloosa
The Appaloosa (1966)
GoodWatch score 44

Music

Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Music

Shenandoah
Shenandoah (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Bullet for a Badman
Bullet for a Badman (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Kitten with a Whip
Kitten with a Whip (1964)
GoodWatch score 57

Additional Music

Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

The Ugly American
The Ugly American (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Portrait in Black
Portrait in Black (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

1950s

77 titles ยท average score 63
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Away All Boats
Away All Boats (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

The Far Country
The Far Country (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Bedtime for Bonzo
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

1940s

110 titles ยท average score 61
The Naked City
The Naked City (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

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

Original Music Composer

Tap Roots
Tap Roots (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage (1946)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Destiny
Destiny (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 69
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (1939)

Original Music Composer

The Witness Vanishes
The Witness Vanishes (1939)

Original Music Composer

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)

Original Music Composer

Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ (1939)

Original Music Composer

First Love
First Love (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Music

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

Music

Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

Music