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Ben Oakland

Career

Active from 1931 to 1948, busiest in 1940 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Oakland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Spiritual
    0.4, average 2.0

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

    28
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    1 title ยท average score 48
    The Werewolf
    The Werewolf (1956)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Music

    1940s

    18 titles ยท average score 64
    The Woman from Tangier
    The Woman from Tangier (1948)

    Original Music Composer

    I Love a Mystery
    I Love a Mystery (1945)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Original Music Composer

    Leave It to Blondie
    Leave It to Blondie (1945)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Original Music Composer

    It's a Great Life
    It's a Great Life (1943)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Original Music Composer

    Footlight Glamour
    Footlight Glamour (1943)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Original Music Composer

    Secrets of the Lone Wolf
    Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)

    Original Music Composer

    The Face Behind the Mask
    The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Additional Music

    Glamour for Sale
    Glamour for Sale (1940)

    Original Music Composer

    Men Without Souls
    Men Without Souls (1940)

    Original Music Composer

    Blondie on a Budget
    Blondie on a Budget (1940)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Original Music Composer

    Blondie Plays Cupid
    Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Original Music Composer

    His Girl Friday
    His Girl Friday (1940)
    GoodWatch score 88

    Additional Music

    1930s

    9 titles ยท average score 67
    Blondie Brings Up Baby
    Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Original Music Composer

    The Man They Could Not Hang
    The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Music

    Blind Alley
    Blind Alley (1939)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Music

    Smashing the Spy Ring
    Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)

    Original Music Composer

    Penitentiary
    Penitentiary (1938)

    Musical

    The Awful Truth
    The Awful Truth (1937)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Original Music Composer

    Criminals of the Air
    Criminals of the Air (1937)

    Music

    Old Man Blues
    Old Man Blues (1931)

    Music, Story

    A Lesson in Love
    A Lesson in Love (1931)

    Writer