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Writing

John C. Higgins

Career

Active from 1935 to 1972, busiest in 1956 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Raw Deal
Raw Deal
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John C. Higgins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Stylized Black & White 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • 1930s Crime 2
  • Educational Short 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 36
Daughters of Satan
Daughters of Satan (1972)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Impasse
Impasse (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer

The File of the Golden Goose
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 55
Untamed Youth
Untamed Youth (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Broken Star
The Broken Star (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Hold Back the Night
Hold Back the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Seven Cities of Gold
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Big House, U.S.A
Big House, U.S.A (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Diamond Wizard
The Diamond Wizard (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Of Men and Molecules
Of Men and Molecules (1954)

Writer

Pony Soldier
Pony Soldier (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 68
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Story

Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat (1948)

Writer

T-Men
T-Men (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer

Railroaded!
Railroaded! (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Story

Plan for Destruction
Plan for Destruction (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Story

Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense! (1942)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Penalty
The Penalty (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 64
They All Come Out
They All Come Out (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Original Story

Money to Loan
Money to Loan (1939)

Writer

They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Story, Screenplay

It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You (1937)

Writer

Torture Money
Torture Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Story

The Public Pays
The Public Pays (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Story

The Murder Man
The Murder Man (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay