

Writing
Robert E. Sherwood
- Titles
- 39movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1926 to 1953, busiest in 1926 and 1953 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Best Years of Our Lives89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.7
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.5average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.3
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Crime2.1, average 3.7
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nigel BruceActorRebecca, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Thunder in the City
Merle OberonActorThe Divorce of Lady X, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Over the Moon
Gregg TolandCinematographerThe Best Years of Our Lives, The Bishop's Wife, Roman Scandals
Hugo FriedhoferComposerThe Best Years of Our Lives, The Bishop's Wife, The Adventures of Marco Polo
Elsa LanchesterActorThe Bishop's Wife, The Ghost Goes West
Edward ArnoldActorIdiot's Delight, Roman Scandals
Raymond MasseyActorAbe Lincoln in Illinois, The Scarlet Pimpernel
Morton SeltenActorThe Divorce of Lady X, The Ghost Goes West
Gladys CooperActorRebecca, The Bishop's Wife
Laurence OlivierActorRebecca, The Divorce of Lady X
Ralph RichardsonActorThe Divorce of Lady X, Thunder in the City
Binnie BarnesActorThe Adventures of Marco Polo, The Divorce of Lady X
Movies and TV shows
161930s
16 titles · average score 62
45
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Theatre Play, Screenplay

20,000 Men a Year (1939)
as Dispatcher
53
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Screenplay
47
Thunder in the City (1937)
Screenplay
57
Tovarich (1937)
Theatre Play
84
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Theatre Play
80
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
Screenplay
65
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
Theatre Play

Cock of the Air (1932)
Writer
71
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
Theatre Play

The Age for Love (1931)
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