Portrait of Curt Siodmak

Writing

Curt Siodmak

Career

Active from 1929 to 1970, busiest in 1943 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Curt Siodmak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Gothic Atmosphere 4
  • Classic B-Movie 3
  • Classic Horror 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Cult Classic 3
  • Supernatural Thriller 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Mad Scientist 2
  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Exploitation Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 45
The Wolfman
The Wolfman (2010)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Film Writer

2000s

1 title ยท average score 20
Ritual
Ritual (2002)
GoodWatch score 20

Original Film Writer

1970s

1 title
Hauser's Memory
Hauser's Memory (1970)

Novel

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 49
Ski Fever
Ski Fever (1966)

Director

Das Feuerschiff
Das Feuerschiff (1963)

Writer

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

The Devil's Messenger
The Devil's Messenger (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

The Brain
The Brain (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 46
Tales of Frankenstein
Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Executive Producer

Love Slaves of the Amazons
Love Slaves of the Amazons (1957)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Director

Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
GoodWatch score 26

Screenplay, Director

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenstory

Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
GoodWatch score 44

Story, Screenplay

Captain Fathom
Captain Fathom (1955)

Screenplay

Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars (1954)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Screenplay

Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Writer

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 57
Berlin Express
Berlin Express (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Shady Lady
Shady Lady (1945)

Writer

House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Story

The Climax
The Climax (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay, Adaptation

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

I Walked with a Zombie
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Writer

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Story, Screenplay

Black Friday
Black Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Tunnel
The Tunnel (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenstory

The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over (1934)

Writer

Girls Will Be Boys
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)

Writer

Marion, That's Not Nice
Marion, That's Not Nice (1933)

Writer

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel, Screenplay

The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

The Ball
The Ball (1931)

Screenplay

The Ball
The Ball (1931)

Screenplay

People on Sunday
People on Sunday (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Other, Story

The Shot in the Talker Studio
The Shot in the Talker Studio (1930)

Writer

The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger
The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger (1930)

Writer

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 91
Maskottchen
Maskottchen (1929)

Writer

Flucht in die Fremdenlegion
Flucht in die Fremdenlegion (1929)

Writer

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

as Working Man (uncredited)