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Writing

Scott Darling

Career

Active from 1917 to 1952, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Body Disappears
The Body Disappears
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Scott Darling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    2.9, average 5.3
  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    2.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Working-Class Struggle 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Laurel and Hardy 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Desert Pursuit
Desert Pursuit (1952)

Screenplay

Meet Me After the Show
Meet Me After the Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

According to Mrs. Hoyle
According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)

Screenplay

Blue Blood
Blue Blood (1951)

Screenplay

Blue Grass of Kentucky
Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)

Story, Screenplay

County Fair
County Fair (1950)

Writer

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 58
Docks of New Orleans
Docks of New Orleans (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Golden Eye
The Golden Eye (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Chinese Ring
The Chinese Ring (1947)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Bullfighters
The Bullfighters (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Bermuda Mystery
Bermuda Mystery (1944)

Screenplay

Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs (1943)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Dancing Masters
The Dancing Masters (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

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

Screenplay, Adaptation

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 54
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Return of Jimmy Valentine
The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)

Story

Unknown Woman
Unknown Woman (1935)

Story

Sweepstake Annie
Sweepstake Annie (1935)

Story

Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)

Screenplay

Dynamite Denny
Dynamite Denny (1932)

Writer

Outlaw Justice
Outlaw Justice (1932)

Writer

Night Beat
Night Beat (1931)

Writer

Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight (1931)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

1920s

19 titles
Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case (1929)

Writer

Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas (1928)

Story

Golf Widows
Golf Widows (1928)

Story

Taxi 13
Taxi 13 (1928)

Story

His Last Haul
His Last Haul (1928)

Writer

The Little Pest
The Little Pest (1927)

Director

The Phoney Express
The Phoney Express (1926)

Director

Sporting West
Sporting West (1925)

Story

Fight and Win
Fight and Win (1924)

Writer

Society Dogs
Society Dogs (1921)

Writer

See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer (1921)

Writer

Why Wild Men Go Wild
Why Wild Men Go Wild (1920)

Writer

1910s

2 titles
A Roman Scandal
A Roman Scandal (1919)

Scenario Writer

The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen (1917)

Screenplay