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Writing

Richard Schayer

Career

Active from 1919 to 1965, with a break from 1937 to 1947, busiest in 1926 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mummy
The Mummy
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Schayer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Classic Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Western 2
  • Warfare 2
  • Revenge 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 51
Arizona Raiders
Arizona Raiders (1965)
GoodWatch score 48

Story

Apache Rifles
Apache Rifles (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

Sword of Lancelot
Sword of Lancelot (1963)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Gun Fight
Gun Fight (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Five Guns to Tombstone
Five Guns to Tombstone (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 59
Gun Brothers
Gun Brothers (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Top Gun
Top Gun (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Lone Gun
The Lone Gun (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Bandits of Corsica
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)

Writer

Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Indian Uprising
Indian Uprising (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Kim
Kim (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 49
Black Magic
Black Magic (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
GoodWatch score 41

Characters

The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Film Writer

The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
GoodWatch score 36

Characters

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Film Writer

1930s

30 titles ยท average score 64
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Mummy
The Mummy (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

Story

Night World
Night World (1932)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The All-American
The All-American (1932)

Story

Dance, Fools, Dance
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Trader Horn
Trader Horn (1931)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

Script Editor

Private Lives
Private Lives (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

The Spirit of Notre Dame
The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931)

Screenplay, Associate Producer

Buster se marie
Buster se marie (1931)

Writer

Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Men of the North
Men of the North (1930)

Writer

1920s

46 titles ยท average score 71
Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Hallelujah
Hallelujah (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

treatment

The Law of the Range
The Law of the Range (1928)

Writer

Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore (1928)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

The Cameraman
The Cameraman (1928)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenstory

The Actress
The Actress (1928)

Writer

Tell It to the Marines
Tell It to the Marines (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier (1926)

Writer

The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede (1925)

Writer

The Killer
The Killer (1921)

Writer

An Arabian Knight
An Arabian Knight (1920)

Writer

1910s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Brothers Divided
Brothers Divided (1919)

Writer

The Illustrious Prince
The Illustrious Prince (1919)

Writer

The Tong Man
The Tong Man (1919)

Scenario Writer

Flame of the Desert
Flame of the Desert (1919)

Writer

The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

Scenario Writer

A Man's Country
A Man's Country (1919)

Scenario Writer

The Westerners
The Westerners (1919)

Scenario Writer

The One Woman
The One Woman (1918)

Scenario Writer

Sudden Riches
Sudden Riches (1916)

Scenario Writer