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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 score64/100
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: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Abel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.2
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 5.1
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Classic Musical 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Romance 3
  • Charming 2
  • Stylish 2
  • Feel-Good 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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TypeAllMovies78
RoleAnyCamera78Other crew10Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1910s111920s301930s341940s3
GenreAnyDrama48Comedy38Romance30Crime13Music8Mystery4War3Action2Western2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1940s

3 titles · average score 68
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Poster for The Affairs of Susan

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Poster for Follow the Boys

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Poster for Holiday Inn

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1930s

34 titles · average score 64
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Poster for History Is Made at Night

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Poster for Shall We Dance

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Poster for Swing Time

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Poster for Follow the Fleet

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Poster for Top Hat

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Poster for I Dream Too Much

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Poster for The Gay Divorcee

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Poster for Cockeyed Cavaliers

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Poster for This Man Is Mine

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Poster for Rafter Romance

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Poster for Merrily We Go to Hell

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All 34 titles from the 1930s

1920s

30 titles · average score 60
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Poster for The Racketeer

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Poster for Square Shoulders

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Poster for Show Folks

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Poster for Stand and Deliver

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Poster for The First Auto

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Poster for The Honeymoon Express

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Poster for The Cave Man

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Poster for Seven Sinners

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Poster for Beau Brummel

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Poster for The Lover of Camille

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Poster for The Primitive Lover

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Poster for Little Miss Smiles

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All 30 titles from the 1920s

1910s

11 titles
Poster for The Heart of Wetona

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Poster for The Way of a Woman

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Poster for The New Moon

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Poster for The Isle of Conquest

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Poster for Maggie Pepper

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Poster for The Probation Wife

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Poster for Our Little Wife

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Poster for Thais

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Poster for The Bad Boy

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Poster for A Woman's Awakening

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Poster for Madame Bo-Peep

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