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Writing

Richard Macaulay

Career

Active from 1935 to 1954, busiest in 1938 and 1940 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Macaulay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Film Noir 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic Hollywood Charm 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 61
The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Born to Kill
Born to Kill (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

Hello, Frisco, Hello
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Manpower
Manpower (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 58
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 45

Story

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Brother Rat
Brother Rat (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Riding on Air
Riding on Air (1937)

Screenplay, Characters

Varsity Show
Varsity Show (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

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

Story