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David Abel

Career

Active from 1917 to 1945, busiest in 1919 and 1934 with 6 main titles each.

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 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Abel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Classic Musical 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Romance 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Vintage Charm 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Charming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

3 titles · average score 68
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

1930s

35 titles · average score 64
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

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History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

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Swing Time
Swing Time (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

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

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Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

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The Case of the Curious Bride
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

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

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Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait (1934)
GoodWatch score 42

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Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

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This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

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Pick-up
Pick-up (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

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Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

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1920s

36 titles · average score 56
The Racketeer
The Racketeer (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

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Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver (1928)

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Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1928)

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Show Folks
Show Folks (1928)

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Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness (1928)

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The First Auto
The First Auto (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

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The Honeymoon Express
The Honeymoon Express (1926)

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The Cave Man
The Cave Man (1926)

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Beau Brummel
Beau Brummel (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

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The Lover of Camille
The Lover of Camille (1924)

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Little Miss Smiles
Little Miss Smiles (1922)

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The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)

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1910s

13 titles
The Heart of Wetona
The Heart of Wetona (1919)

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The Way of a Woman
The Way of a Woman (1919)

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The New Moon
The New Moon (1919)

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The Isle of Conquest
The Isle of Conquest (1919)

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Maggie Pepper
Maggie Pepper (1919)

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The Probation Wife
The Probation Wife (1919)

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Our Little Wife
Our Little Wife (1918)

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Thais
Thais (1917)

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The Bad Boy
The Bad Boy (1917)

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A Woman's Awakening
A Woman's Awakening (1917)

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Madame Bo-Peep
Madame Bo-Peep (1917)

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A Sister of Six
A Sister of Six (1916)

Cinematography