Portrait of Crane Wilbur

Writing

Crane Wilbur

Career

Active from 1914 to 1962, busiest in 1938 and 1939 with 9 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Crane Wilbur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Historical Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
House of Women
House of Women (1962)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The George Raft Story
The George Raft Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

The Bat
The Bat (1959)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Screenplay

Battle Stations
Battle Stations (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story (1955)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Mad Magician
The Mad Magician (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

House of Wax
House of Wax (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Screenplay

I Was a Communist for the FBI
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 61
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Story

The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

Canon City
Canon City (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels (1947)

Story, Director

The Red Stallion
The Red Stallion (1947)

Screenplay

Born to Speed
Born to Speed (1947)

Screenplay

Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)

Screenplay, Story

A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

I Won't Play
I Won't Play (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

I Am an American
I Am an American (1944)

Director, Writer

King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

41 titles ยท average score 56
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Crime School
Crime School (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Out Where the Stars Begin
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

A Day at Santa Anita
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Unwelcome Stranger
Unwelcome Stranger (1935)

Screenplay

Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Father O'Brien (uncredited)

High School Girl
High School Girl (1934)

as Carl Bryson

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)

Writer

Lord Byron of Broadway
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)

Writer

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 52
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bit Role

The Monster
The Monster (1925)
GoodWatch score 51

Theatre Play

The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland (1921)

as Alan Kendrick

1910s

16 titles ยท average score 59
The Eye of Envy
The Eye of Envy (1917)

as Ambition, the Blacksmith

The Painted Lie
The Painted Lie (1917)

as Lieutenant David Graton

The Love Liar
The Love Liar (1916)

as David McCare

The Fool's Game
The Fool's Game (1916)

as Robert Van Allen

The Conscience of John David
The Conscience of John David (1916)

as John David

A King o' Make-Believe
A King o' Make-Believe (1916)

as Neil Stuart

For Her Good Name
For Her Good Name (1916)

as Belmont Blair

The Haunting Symphony
The Haunting Symphony (1916)

as Norman Brice

The Wasted Years
The Wasted Years (1916)

as Old Weatherby

The Road o' Strife
The Road o' Strife (1915)

as Robert Dane

The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline (1914)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry Marvin

All Love Excelling
All Love Excelling (1914)

as Duc de St. Claire