Portrait of Charles Brackett

Writing

Charles Brackett

Career

Active from 1925 to 1959, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Brackett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Golden Age of Hollywood 2
  • Lighthearted Romance 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Sophisticated Humor 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard

Original Film Writer

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 43
State Fair
State Fair (1962)
GoodWatch score 33

Producer

High Time
High Time (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 66
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Screenplay

Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Producer

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Screenplay

Garden of Evil
Garden of Evil (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Niagara
Niagara (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Producer

Titanic
Titanic (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Screenplay

The Mating Season
The Mating Season (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Producer

The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Producer

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

Screenplay, Producer

Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom (1950)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 74
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Producer

The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Writer

Miss Tatlock's Millions
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Producer

The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Additional Writing

To Each His Own
To Each His Own (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Story

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer, Screenplay

Skirmish on the Home Front
Skirmish on the Home Front (1944)

Director

Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
GoodWatch score 87

Associate Producer, Screenplay

The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

What a Life
What a Life (1939)

Screenplay

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

That Certain Age
That Certain Age (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Woman Trap
Woman Trap (1936)

Story

Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho (1936)

Screenplay

Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

College Scandal
College Scandal (1935)

Screenplay

Enter Madame
Enter Madame (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Secrets of a Secretary
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)

Story

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Pointed Heels
Pointed Heels (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Short Story

Risky Business
Risky Business (1926)

Story

Tomorrow's Love
Tomorrow's Love (1925)

Story