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Writing

James R. Webb

Career

Active from 1941 to 1971, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Country
The Big Country
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James R. Webb Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Land Dispute 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Greed 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Native American History 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

2000s

1 title
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest (2001)

Thanks

1990s

1 title ยท average score 74
Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1991)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Film Writer

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 49
The Organization
The Organization (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 60
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

Story

Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

Guns for San Sebastian
Guns for San Sebastian (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

The Big Country
The Big Country (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Trapeze
Trapeze (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Illegal
Illegal (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz (1954)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Apache
Apache (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

The Charge at Feather River
The Charge at Feather River (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Big Trees
The Big Trees (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart (1951)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Novel

Montana
Montana (1950)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 55
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

California Firebrand
California Firebrand (1948)

Story

South of Santa Fe
South of Santa Fe (1942)

Screenplay

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Nevada City
Nevada City (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches (1941)

Writer