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Writing

Alan Le May

Career

Active from 1940 to 1960, busiest in 1950 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Searchers
The Searchers
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Le May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romance 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Western Drama 2
  • Western 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Historical Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Edge of the Blade
The Edge of the Blade (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

Rigging Grip

1960s

1 title ยท average score 64
The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 56
The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

The Vanishing American
The Vanishing American (1955)

Screenplay

Flight Nurse
Flight Nurse (1953)

Writer

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

I Dream of Jeanie
I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Quebec
Quebec (1951)

Producer, Writer

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Story

The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1950)
GoodWatch score 44

as The Parson (uncredited)

High Lonesome
High Lonesome (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 63
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Screenplay

Tap Roots
Tap Roots (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Gunfighters
Gunfighters (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

San Antonio
San Antonio (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Adaptation

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay