Portrait of Oliver H.P. Garrett

Writing

Oliver H.P. Garrett

Career

Active from 1928 to 1951, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oliver H.P. Garrett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Early Sound Era 2
  • 1930s Gangster Film 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 57
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 61
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Adaptation

Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom (1943)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Careful, Soft Shoulders
Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)

Director, Screenplay

Underground
Underground (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

The Man I Married
The Man I Married (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 66
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Night Flight
Night Flight (1933)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday (1932)

Screenplay

Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

City Streets
City Streets (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

For the Defense
For the Defense (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Street of Chance
Street of Chance (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 49
Chinatown Nights
Chinatown Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

Scenario Writer

Ladies of the Mob
Ladies of the Mob (1928)

Writer

The Drag Net
The Drag Net (1928)

Story

Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1928)

Adaptation