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 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
- Historical Drama 4
- Silent Film Era 4
- Character Study 4
- Social Class Divide 3
- Period Piece 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Romance 3
- Period Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mary PickfordActorRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Rags, The New York Hat, Fanchon, the Cricket, Secrets, +13 more
Fred ThomsonActorThe Mask of Lopez, Don Mike, The Love Light, Kit Carson, Just Around the Corner, +8 more
Montagu LoveActorThe Son of the Sheik, The Wind, The World and His Wife, Bought and Paid For, The Gilded Cage, +5 more
William CourtrightActorDon Mike, Kit Carson, Hands Across the Border, Lone Hand Saunders, The Pioneer Scout, +3 more
Alice BradyActorLa Vie de Bohème, Darkest Russia, Bought and Paid For, The Gilded Cage, Then I'll Come Back to You, +3 more
Alec B. FrancisActorThank You, The Heart of a Hero, A Thief in Paradise, The Gilded Cage, All Man, +3 more
Marie DresslerActorDinner at Eight, Let Us Be Gay, Anna Christie, The Callahans and the Murphys, Emma, +3 more
Émile ChautardActorThe Web of Desire, The Big House, The Heart of a Hero, All Man, A Hungry Heart, +3 more
Frank BorzageDirectorThe Lady, Humoresque, Secrets, Lazybones, Back Pay, +3 more
Marshall NeilanActorRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Rags, A Girl of Yesterday, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Stella Maris, +2 more
Ronald ColmanActorThe Winning of Barbara Worth, Cynara, Stella Dallas, A Thief in Paradise, His Supreme Moment, +2 more
Norma TalmadgeActorThe Lady, The Song of Love, Within the Law, The Voice from the Minaret, The Eternal Flame, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
161970s
1 title · average score 46
46
The Champ (1979)
Story
1930s
5 titles · average score 71
85
Camille (1936)
Screenplay
81
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Screenplay
45
Cynara (1932)
Screenplay, Adaptation
84
The Champ (1931)
Story, Writer
60
Anna Christie (1930)
Screenplay
1920s
8 titles · average score 73
90
The Wind (1928)
Screenplay
73
Love (1927)
Writer
71
Stella Dallas (1925)
Adaptation, Screenplay
74
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
Story, Writer
The Nth Commandment (1923)
Producer, Writer
Back Pay (1922)
Writer
56
Pollyanna (1920)
Screenplay, Adaptation
1910s
2 titles · average score 80
80
Stella Maris (1918)
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