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Writing

David Shaw

Career

Active from 1949 to 1979, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Defenders
The Defenders
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.5, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    16
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    6 titles · average score 52
    The Fantastic Seven
    The Fantastic Seven (1979)

    Writer

    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)

    Writer

    The First Woman President
    The First Woman President (1974)

    Writer

    Partners in Crime
    Partners in Crime (1973)

    Writer

    The Judge and Jake Wyler
    The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)
    GoodWatch score 44

    Writer

    King, Queen, Knave
    King, Queen, Knave (1972)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Screenplay

    1960s

    2 titles · average score 60
    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
    GoodWatch score 60

    Writer

    Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall
    Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (1969)

    Writer

    1950s

    6 titles · average score 60
    The Man Inside
    The Man Inside (1958)
    GoodWatch score 60

    Screenplay

    The Great Gatsby
    The Great Gatsby (1958)

    Writer

    The Mystery of Thirteen
    The Mystery of Thirteen (1957)

    Writer

    A Man's Game
    A Man's Game (1957)

    Writer

    Our Town
    Our Town (1955)

    Adaptation

    Miracle in the Rain
    Miracle in the Rain (1950)

    Adaptation

    1940s

    2 titles · average score 69
    Take One False Step
    Take One False Step (1949)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Novel

    A Foreign Affair
    A Foreign Affair (1948)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Original Story