Writing
Frances Marion
- Titles
- 157movies
- Career
Active from 1912 to 1989, with a break from 1946 to 1978, busiest in 1917 with 18 main titles.
- Directed
- 3titles as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
The Champ84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.0average 2.6
- Romance6.7average 3.8
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.7
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.2, average 2.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 11
- Social Commentary 8
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Nostalgic 5
- Silent Film Era 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Romance 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Social Class Divide 3
- Period Piece 3
- Period Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mary PickfordActorRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Rags, The Love Light, Pollyanna, The Poor Little Rich Girl, +13 more
Fred ThomsonActorThe Love Light, Don Mike, The Mask of Lopez, Hands Across the Border, Just Around the Corner, +7 more
Montagu LoveActorThe Wind, The Son of the Sheik, The World and His Wife, The Gilded Cage, A Woman's Way, +5 more
Alec B. FrancisActorThe Heart of a Hero, Thank You, A Thief in Paradise, The Gilded Cage, A Woman's Way, +3 more
Émile ChautardActorThe Web of Desire, The Big House, The Heart of a Hero, A Hungry Heart, All Man, +3 more
Marie DresslerActorDinner at Eight, Let Us Be Gay, Anna Christie, The Callahans and the Murphys, Emma, +3 more
Frank BorzageDirectorThe Lady, Humoresque, Secrets, Lazybones, Back Pay, +3 more
Ronald ColmanActorThe Winning of Barbara Worth, Stella Dallas, Cynara, A Thief in Paradise, The Dark Angel, +2 more
William CourtrightActorDon Mike, Hands Across the Border, Lone Hand Saunders, The Pioneer Scout, The Sunset Legion, +2 more
Marshall NeilanActorRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Rags, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, A Girl of Yesterday, A Little Princess, +2 more
Alice BradyActorA Woman Alone, Darkest Russia, Then I'll Come Back to You, The Gilded Cage, Bought and Paid For, +2 more
Norma TalmadgeActorThe Lady, The Song of Love, The Voice from the Minaret, Within the Law, The Eternal Flame, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1531980s
1 title · average score 47
47
Dinner at Eight (1989)
Writer
1970s
1 title · average score 46
46
The Champ (1979)
Story
1940s
2 titles · average score 56
51
Green Hell (1940)
Original Story, Screenplay
1930s
22 titles · average score 62
59
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Writer, Adaptation
59
Love from a Stranger (1937)
Screenplay, Adaptation
71
Camille (1936)
Screenplay
81
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Screenplay
68
Hold Your Man (1933)
Writer
56
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
Story, Screenplay
84
The Champ (1931)
Story, Writer
49
The Secret Six (1931)
Writer
60
Anna Christie (1930)
Screenplay
78
The Big House (1930)
Dialogue, Story
51
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
Dialogue, Writer
1920s
69 titles · average score 65
76
The Wind (1928)
Screenplay
73
Love (1927)
Writer
74
The Scarlet Letter (1927)
Adaptation, Screenplay
53
Mr. Wu (1927)
Writer
71
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
Adaptation, Screenplay
72
The Lady (1925)
Writer
71
Stella Dallas (1925)
Adaptation, Screenplay
74
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
Story, Writer
66
The Love Light (1921)
Director, Writer
56
Pollyanna (1920)
Screenplay, Adaptation
58
Humoresque (1920)
Writer
1910s
58 titles · average score 63
80
Stella Maris (1918)
Writer
59
Johanna Enlists (1918)
Writer
62
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
Writer, Scenario Writer
57
A Girl's Folly (1917)
Writer
55
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
Writer
Rags (1915)
Writer
