Portrait of David O. Selznick

Production

David O. Selznick

Career

Active from 1923 to 1947, with a break from 1924 to 1934, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David O. Selznick Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 2
  • Complex Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 44
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
GoodWatch score 29

Producer

Indiscretion of an American Wife
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer

Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

Presenter

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 75
The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

Executive Producer

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer

The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Screenplay

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Presenter, Screenplay

Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Producer

Gaslight
Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

Thanks

The Fighting Generation
The Fighting Generation (1944)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

1930s

60 titles ยท average score 64
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Screenplay

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer, Writer

The Garden of Allah
The Garden of Allah (1936)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

Reckless
Reckless (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Story

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1935)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

King Kong
King Kong (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

Executive Producer

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

Westward Passage
Westward Passage (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

Executive Producer

1920s

7 titles ยท average score 57
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Associate Producer

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Associate Producer

Chinatown Nights
Chinatown Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

Associate Producer

The Man I Love
The Man I Love (1929)

Producer

Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1928)

Editor

Roulette
Roulette (1924)

Producer

Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties
Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties (1923)

Director

1910s

1 title
The Glorious Lady
The Glorious Lady (1919)

Producer