Portrait of Howard Estabrook

Writing

Howard Estabrook

Career

Active from 1914 to 1959, with a break from 1918 to 1927, busiest in 1930 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 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: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Estabrook Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Redemption 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
M'Liss
M'Liss

as John Gray

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 53
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Adaptation

Lone Star
Lone Star (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 61
The Girl from Manhattan
The Girl from Manhattan (1948)

Writer

The Virginian
The Virginian (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

Adaptation, Producer

Dakota
Dakota (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

Adaptation

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

Adaptation, Screenplay

Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days (1944)

Director, Screenplay

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation

International Lady
International Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

New Wine
New Wine (1941)

Writer

1930s

26 titles ยท average score 58
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem (1937)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer, Producer

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Bowery
The Bowery (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

The Devil's in Love
The Devil's in Love (1933)

Writer

A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Roar of the Dragon
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Conquerors
The Conquerors (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Woman Between
The Woman Between (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Kismet
Kismet (1931)

Screenplay

Street of Chance
Street of Chance (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

1920s

9 titles ยท average score 61
The Virginian
The Virginian (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

She Goes to War
She Goes to War (1929)

Writer

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1928)

Writer

Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces (1928)

Writer

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1928)

Writer

The Port of Missing Girls
The Port of Missing Girls (1928)

Screenplay

Varsity
Varsity (1928)

Writer

North Star
North Star (1925)

Producer

1910s

7 titles
The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl (1917)

Director

Giving Becky a Chance
Giving Becky a Chance (1917)

Director

The Highway of Hope
The Highway of Hope (1917)

Director

The Mysteries of Myra
The Mysteries of Myra (1916)

as Dr. Payson Alden

Four Feathers
Four Feathers (1915)

as Captain Harry Faversham

The Butterfly
The Butterfly (1915)

as John Butler

Officer 666
Officer 666 (1914)

as Travers Gladwin