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Peter Cheyney

Career

Active from 1937 to 1975, with a break from 1938 to 1947, busiest in 1955 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Full House
Full House
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Cheyney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.4, average 5.1
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful Plot 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Callaghan : Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres
Callaghan : Un rendez-vous dans les ténèbres (1975)

Novel

Slečnám nic nevadí
Slečnám nic nevadí (1971)

Novel

1960s

4 titles · average score 83
Alphaville
Alphaville (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

Characters

Your Turn, Darling
Your Turn, Darling (1963)

Writer

Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man (1962)

Novel

Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That (1960)

Novel

1950s

10 titles · average score 60
And This Way to the Exit
And This Way to the Exit (1957)

Scenario Writer

Diamond Machine
Diamond Machine (1955)

Novel

The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan (1955)

Novel

More Whiskey for Callaghan
More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955)

Writer

Dames Don't Care
Dames Don't Care (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Meet Mr. Callaghan
Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

This Man Is Dangerous
This Man Is Dangerous (1953)

Novel

Diplomatic Courier
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Full House
Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

1940s

1 title · average score 54
Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Novel

1930s

1 title
The Wife of General Ling
The Wife of General Ling (1937)

Story