Portrait of George Worthing Yates

Writing

George Worthing Yates

Career

Active from 1938 to 1960, busiest in 1958 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Them!
Them!
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Worthing Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.8, average 4.9
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1950s Sci-Fi 4
  • Creature Feature 3
  • B-Movie 3
  • Monster Movie 2
  • Atomic Age 2
  • Classic Horror 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Cold War Paranoia 2
  • Classic Sci-Fi Horror 2
  • Giant Monster Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 53
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Story

King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Story

Famous Ghost Stories
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)

Original Film Writer

Tormented
Tormented (1960)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 50
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Earth vs. the Spider
Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

War of the Colossal Beast
War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
GoodWatch score 31

Screenplay

Space Master X-7
Space Master X-7 (1958)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Frankenstein 1970
Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

The Amazing Colossal Man
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

It Came from Beneath the Sea
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Story

Them!
Them! (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

Story

This Woman Is Dangerous
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Falcon in Mexico
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco (1944)

Story

Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 68
The Mysterious Miss X
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)

Story

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

1920s

1 title
Lightning Lariats
Lightning Lariats (1927)

Original Story