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Writing

Robert Smith

Career

Active from 1945 to 1992, with a break from 1960 to 1984, busiest in 1959 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for 99 River Street
99 River Street
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Available Light
Available Light (1990)

Writer

1950s

13 titles · average score 61
The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

Story

The Big Operator
The Big Operator (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Girls Town
Girls Town (1959)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Writer

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Writer

Paris Model
Paris Model (1953)

Story, Screenplay

99 River Street
99 River Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear (1952)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Invasion, U.S.A.
Invasion, U.S.A. (1952)
GoodWatch score 26

Story, Screenplay

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Quicksand
Quicksand (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

1940s

3 titles · average score 56
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

Adaptation

You Came Along
You Came Along (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer