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Writing

Ben Ames Williams

Career

Active from 1919 to 1988, with a break from 1958 to 1987, busiest in 1920 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Ames Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True (1988)

Novel

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 48
Johnny Trouble
Johnny Trouble (1957)

Story

All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 66
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

Novel

Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember (1943)

Story

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Inside Story
Inside Story (1939)

Story

Adventure's End
Adventure's End (1937)

Story

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Father and Son
Father and Son (1935)

Original Story

Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work (1932)

Story

Man to Man
Man to Man (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

Story

Man Trouble
Man Trouble (1930)

Writer

1920s

9 titles ยท average score 66
Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore (1928)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Not a Drum Was Heard
Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)

Story

All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)

Novel

Extravagance
Extravagance (1921)

Story

The Fighting Lover
The Fighting Lover (1921)

Story

The Man Who Had Everything
The Man Who Had Everything (1920)

Story

Godless Men
Godless Men (1920)

Story

The Great Accident
The Great Accident (1920)

Novel

Always Audacious
Always Audacious (1920)

Story

1910s

2 titles
Jubilo
Jubilo (1919)

Story

After His Own Heart
After His Own Heart (1919)

Story