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Portrait of Genevieve Tobin

Acting

Genevieve Tobin

Career

Active from 1919 to 1940, with a break from 1920 to 1929, busiest in 1933 and 1934 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Genevieve Tobin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.2, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Early Talkie 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • 1930s Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Social Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title · average score 54
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

1930s

37 titles · average score 58
Snowed Under
Snowed Under (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Alice Merritt

The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas

The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Della Street

The Goose and the Gander
The Goose and the Gander (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Betty Summers

The 9th Guest
The 9th Guest (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jean Trent

Kiss and Make-Up
Kiss and Make-Up (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Eve Caron

Success at Any Price
Success at Any Price (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Agnes Carter

I Loved a Woman
I Loved a Woman (1933)
GoodWatch score 48

as Martha Lane Hayden

Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Julie Clochessy Wilson

Infernal Machine
Infernal Machine (1933)

as Elinor Green

One Hour with You
One Hour with You (1932)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mitzi Olivier

Seed
Seed (1931)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mildred

1910s

1 title
The Country Cousin
The Country Cousin (1919)

as Eleanor Howitt