Writing
Frances Marion
- Titles
- 160movies
- Career
Active from 1912 to 1979, with a break from 1946 to 1978, busiest in 1916 and 1917 with 18 main titles each.
- Directed
- 3titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Wind90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Romance6.6average 3.8
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.8
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Dark Humor1.1, average 2.8
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Nostalgic 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Lighthearted 3
- Romance 3
- Silent Film 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Silent Film Era 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mary PickfordActorStella Maris, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, The Poor Little Rich Girl, The New York Hat, The Love Light, +13 more
Fred ThomsonActorHands Across the Border, Kit Carson, Don Mike, Lone Hand Saunders, The Love Light, +8 more
Montagu LoveActorThe Wind, The Son of the Sheik, Jesse James, Bought and Paid For, The World and His Wife, +5 more
Alice BradyActorDarkest Russia, La Vie de Bohème, A Woman Alone, Then I'll Come Back to You, Bought and Paid For, +3 more
Alec B. FrancisActorThank You, The Heart of a Hero, Forget-Me-Not, A Thief in Paradise, The Gilded Cage, +3 more
William CourtrightActorHands Across the Border, Kit Carson, Don Mike, Lone Hand Saunders, Jesse James, +3 more
Marie DresslerActorDinner at Eight, Anna Christie, Emma, Let Us Be Gay, The Callahans and the Murphys, +3 more
Émile ChautardActorThe Heart of a Hero, The Web of Desire, The Big House, Forget-Me-Not, A Hungry Heart, +3 more
Frank BorzageDirectorThe Lady, Secrets, Humoresque, The Nth Commandment, Back Pay, +3 more
Norma TalmadgeActorThe Lady, The Voice from the Minaret, The Song of Love, Within the Law, The Eternal Flame, +2 more
Ronald ColmanActorThe Winning of Barbara Worth, Cynara, A Thief in Paradise, His Supreme Moment, Stella Dallas, +2 more
Marshall NeilanActorStella Maris, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Rags, A Girl of Yesterday, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
158Type
1980s
1 title · average score 55
Original Film Writer
1970s
1 title · average score 46
Story
1940s
3 titles · average score 62
Additional Writing
Original Story, Screenplay
1930s
22 titles · average score 63
Writer, Adaptation
Adaptation, Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay, Story
Story
Writer, Story
Writer
Screenplay
Story, Dialogue
1920s
71 titles · average score 66
Screenplay
Screenplay
Adaptation, Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Adaptation, Screenplay
Writer
Writer, Story
Director, Writer
Adaptation, Screenplay
Writer
1910s
60 titles · average score 62
Writer
Writer
Writer, Scenario Writer
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