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David Abel

Titles
88movies
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 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Abel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.9
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Musical 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Romance 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Vintage Charm 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
RoleAnyCamera78Other crew10Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1910s131920s361930s351940s3
GenreAnyDrama55Comedy39Romance32Crime13Music8Mystery4War3Western3Action2Adventure1Fantasy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1940s

3 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch65
The Affairs of Susan

Director of Photography

GoodWatch57
Follow the Boys

Director of Photography

GoodWatch81
Holiday Inn

Director of Photography

1930s

35 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch83
Shall We Dance

Director of Photography

GoodWatch86
History Is Made at Night

Director of Photography

GoodWatch61
Criminal Lawyer

Director of Photography

GoodWatch83
Swing Time

Director of Photography

GoodWatch77
Follow the Fleet

Director of Photography

GoodWatch87
Top Hat

Director of Photography

GoodWatch78
The Gay Divorcee

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GoodWatch42
Bachelor Bait

Director of Photography

GoodWatch59
This Man Is Mine

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GoodWatch82
Merrily We Go to Hell

Director of Photography

GoodWatch56
Madame Butterfly

Director of Photography

All 35 titles from the 1930s

1920s

36 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch40
The Racketeer

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Square Shoulders

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Stand and Deliver

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Show Folks

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GoodWatch60
The First Auto

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The Cave Man

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The Honeymoon Express

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Seven Sinners

Director of Photography

GoodWatch68
Beau Brummel

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The Lover of Camille

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The Primitive Lover

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Little Miss Smiles

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All 36 titles from the 1920s

1910s

13 titles
The Heart of Wetona

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The Way of a Woman

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The New Moon

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The Isle of Conquest

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The Probation Wife

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Maggie Pepper

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Our Little Wife

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Thais

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The Bad Boy

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A Woman's Awakening

Director of Photography

All 13 titles from the 1910s