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Writing

Harold Jacob Smith

Career

Active from 1943 to 1999, with a break from 1971 to 1985, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
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: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harold Jacob Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Racial Prejudice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 66
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

1980s

1 title ยท average score 56
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

1970s

1 title ยท average score 53
The McMasters
The McMasters (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1960s

1 title ยท average score 82
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 61
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island (1958)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle
Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle (1958)

Screenplay

The River's Edge
The River's Edge (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Screenplay

It Came from Beneath the Sea
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Customs Agent
Customs Agent (1950)

Story

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 52
Thunderhoof
Thunderhoof (1948)

Screenplay

Black Eagle
Black Eagle (1948)

Screenplay

Night Editor
Night Editor (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Dangerous Business
Dangerous Business (1946)

Screenplay

Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan (1944)

Story

She's a Soldier Too
She's a Soldier Too (1944)

Story

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

Story