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Writing

Roy Chanslor

Career

Active from 1931 to 1965, with a break from 1955 to 1964, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roy Chanslor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Murder Mystery 4
  • 1940s Setting 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • False Accusation 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Western 2
  • Gunfighter 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 71
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 83
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

Novel

The Steel Key
The Steel Key (1953)

Story

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 59
The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street (1949)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

Hazard
Hazard (1948)

Novel, Screenplay

Black Angel
Black Angel (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The House of Fear
The House of Fear (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Destiny
Destiny (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Secret Command
Secret Command (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Idaho
Idaho (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler (1942)

Writer

The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1930s

22 titles ยท average score 58
The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Love Is on the Air
Love Is on the Air (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

Screenplay

Public Wedding
Public Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Girl on the Front Page
The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

Story

Here Comes Carter
Here Comes Carter (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger (1936)

Screenplay

Man Hunt
Man Hunt (1936)

Screenplay

Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Story