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Dwight Taylor

Career

Active from 1930 to 1967, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Top Hat
Top Hat
GoodWatch score87/100

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: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dwight Taylor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Golden Age Cinema 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 37
The Cape Town Affair
The Cape Town Affair (1967)
GoodWatch score 37

Story

1950s

7 titles · average score 63
Boy on a Dolphin
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Interlude
Interlude (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Special Delivery
Special Delivery (1955)

Writer

Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

Story

Vicki
Vicki (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Something to Live For
Something to Live For (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Adaptation

1940s

6 titles · average score 69
Conflict
Conflict (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Nightmare
Nightmare (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Producer

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)

Screenplay

Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

1930s

13 titles · average score 61
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Gangway
Gangway (1937)

Story

Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet (1936)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Story

Long Lost Father
Long Lost Father (1934)

Screenplay

The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Book

Today We Live
Today We Live (1933)
GoodWatch score 34

Screenplay

If I Were Free
If I Were Free (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Are You Listening?
Are You Listening? (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Novel

Secrets of a Secretary
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)

Writer

Numbered Men
Numbered Men (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Theatre Play