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Writing

Richard Murphy

Career

Active from 1938 to 1980, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Compulsion
Compulsion
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Manhunt 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • 1940s 2
  • Historical 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 44
The Kidnapping of the President
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

1970s

1 title
Voltus 5
Voltus 5 (1979)

as Big Bert Armstrong (voice)

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 55
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)

Adaptation

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 73
Compulsion
Compulsion (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation

Three Stripes in the Sun
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)

Screenplay, Director

Broken Lance
Broken Lance (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

Additional Writing

Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Slattery's Hurricane
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Cry of the City
Cry of the City (1948)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Deep Waters
Deep Waters (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Boomerang!
Boomerang! (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger (1942)

Screenplay

Wildcat
Wildcat (1942)

Writer

Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew (1942)

Screenplay

The Cyclone Kid
The Cyclone Kid (1942)

Screenplay

The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill (1941)

Writer

Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Flying Blind
Flying Blind (1941)

Screenplay

1930s

1 title
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)

Writer