H
Writing
Harold Jacob Smith
- Titles
- 17movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1943 to 1999, with a break from 1971 to 1985, busiest in 1958 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Inherit the Wind82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Violence5.8average 4.3
- Tension7.4average 6.1
- Crime5.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 3
- Melancholy Tone 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Racial Prejudice 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRichard FantlEditorGood Luck, Mr. Yates, Night Editor, Dangerous Business
Nedrick YoungWriterInherit the Wind, The Defiant Ones, Inherit the Wind
Paul E. BurnsActorNight Editor, Black Eagle
William BishopActorBlack Eagle, Thunderhoof
Frank SullyActorGood Luck, Mr. Yates, Dangerous Business
Claude AkinsActorInherit the Wind, The Defiant Ones
Byron FoulgerActorThe River's Edge, Music in Manhattan
Jess BarkerActorGood Luck, Mr. Yates, She's a Soldier Too- PPhilip TannuraCinematographerGood Luck, Mr. Yates, Night Editor
Stanley KramerDirectorInherit the Wind, The Defiant Ones- FFrederic KnudtsonEditorInherit the Wind, The Defiant Ones
- MMario Castelnuovo-TedescoComposerShe's a Soldier Too, Night Editor
Movies and TV shows
171990s
1 title · average score 66
66
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Screenplay
1980s
1 title · average score 56
1970s
1 title · average score 52
52
The McMasters (1970)
Screenplay
1960s
1 title · average score 82
82
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
6 titles · average score 58
46
Enchanted Island (1958)
Screenplay
62
The River's Edge (1957)
Story, Screenplay
55
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Screenplay
Customs Agent (1950)
Story
1940s
7 titles · average score 52
Thunderhoof (1948)
Screenplay
Black Eagle (1948)
Screenplay
52
Night Editor (1946)
Screenplay
Dangerous Business (1946)
Screenplay
