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Writing

Samuel Newman

Career

Active from 1948 to 1973, with a break from 1960 to 1972, busiest in 1953 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perry Mason
Perry Mason
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Samuel Newman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Low-Budget Spectacle 2
  • B-Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Ground Zero
Ground Zero (1973)

Writer

1950s

11 titles · average score 48
Invisible Invaders
Invisible Invaders (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The Desperate Women
The Desperate Women (1955)

as Dr. Kovacz

Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
GoodWatch score 54

Adaptation

Valley of Head Hunters
Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Screenplay

Prince of Pirates
Prince of Pirates (1953)

Screenplay

Sky Commando
Sky Commando (1953)

Screenplay

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

Screenplay

1940s

2 titles · average score 60
The Judge
The Judge (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Shanghai Chest
The Shanghai Chest (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Screenplay