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Writing

Dale Van Every

Career

Active from 1928 to 1951, with a break from 1939 to 1950, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dale Van Every Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    0.6, average 2.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 57
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 76
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

Adaptation

Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 65
Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Adaptation

After Office Hours
After Office Hours (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)

Story

I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1934)

Screenplay

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Air Mail
Air Mail (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Trader Horn
Trader Horn (1931)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Adaptation

Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband (1931)

Screenplay

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Marianne
Marianne (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Desert Nights
Desert Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

Telling the World
Telling the World (1928)

Story