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Writing

Marguerite Roberts

Career

Active from 1933 to 1971, busiest in 1936 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for True Grit
True Grit
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marguerite Roberts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Classic Hollywood Noir Elements 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Frontier Adventure 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Shoot Out
Shoot Out (1971)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

Red Sky at Morning
Red Sky at Morning (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Norwood
Norwood (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 58
True Grit
True Grit (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces (1965)
GoodWatch score 47

Author

Rampage
Rampage (1963)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Diamond Head
Diamond Head (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three (1951)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Ambush
Ambush (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 56
The Bribe
The Bribe (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Desire Me
Desire Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay

If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Escape
Escape (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1930s

12 titles
Meet the Girls
Meet the Girls (1938)

Screenplay

Turn Off the Moon
Turn Off the Moon (1937)

Screenplay

Wild Money
Wild Money (1937)

Writer

Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

Screenplay

Florida Special
Florida Special (1936)

Screenplay

Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (1936)

Screenplay

Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1936)

Screenplay

College Scandal
College Scandal (1935)

Screenplay

Men Without Names
Men Without Names (1935)

Story

Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy (1934)

Writer

Jimmy and Sally
Jimmy and Sally (1933)

Writer

Sailor's Luck
Sailor's Luck (1933)

Adaptation