Portrait of Carey Wilson

Writing

Carey Wilson

Career

Active from 1920 to 1958, busiest in 1937 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carey Wilson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Short Film 3
  • 1930s 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Miracle of Salt Lake
The Miracle of Salt Lake

as Narrator

1950s

10 titles · average score 69
This Is Russia!
This Is Russia! (1958)

as Narrator

MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show · as Self

Nostradamus and the Queen
Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Narrator (voice)

Let's Ask Nostradamus
Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)

as Narrator (voice)

Nostradamus Says So!
Nostradamus Says So! (1953)

as Narrator

Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer

Westward the Women
Westward the Women (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Target Nevada
Target Nevada (1951)

as Narrator

Moments in Music
Moments in Music (1950)

Director

The Happy Years
The Happy Years (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

1940s

23 titles · average score 63
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

Nostradamus IV
Nostradamus IV (1944)

as Narrator (voice)

You, John Jones!
You, John Jones! (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (uncredited)

Portrait of a Genius
Portrait of a Genius (1943)

as Narrator(voice)

Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)

as Narrator

Further Prophecies of Nostradamus
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

as Narrator (voice)

The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)

as Narrator

Ghost Treasure
Ghost Treasure (1941)

as Narrator (voice)

More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

Story

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Commentator - as Oscar statuette (voice)

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things (1940)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1930s

42 titles · average score 59
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Strange Glory
Strange Glory (1938)

as Narrator (voice)

Conquest
Conquest (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? (1933)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus (1932)
GoodWatch score 39

Adaptation, Writer

Faithless
Faithless (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley (1930)

Dialogue, Story

1920s

41 titles · average score 70
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Story

Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools (1929)

Writer

Oh Kay!
Oh Kay! (1928)

Writer

The Cardboard Lover
The Cardboard Lover (1928)
GoodWatch score 66

Adaptation, Writer

The Awakening
The Awakening (1928)

Writer

Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

Scenario Writer, Story

Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice (1927)

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

The Silent Lover
The Silent Lover (1926)

Writer

The Midshipman
The Midshipman (1925)

Story

Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth (1924)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Broken Chains
Broken Chains (1922)

Writer