Portrait of Frances Hyland

Writing

Frances Hyland

Career

Active from 1927 to 1961, with a break from 1948 to 1960, busiest in 1938 and 1939 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frances Hyland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.0, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Pre-Code Drama 2
  • Murder Investigation 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Ranch (1961)

as Narrator (English Version)

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 57
That's My Gal
That's My Gal (1947)

Story

In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento (1946)

Screenplay

Murder in the Music Hall
Murder in the Music Hall (1946)

Screenplay

The Cheaters
The Cheaters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Story, Screenplay

Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember (1943)

Writer

Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)

Additional Dialogue

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

You're Telling Me
You're Telling Me (1942)

Screenplay

Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

Screenplay

The Girl from Avenue A
The Girl from Avenue A (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 54
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)

Screenplay

The Arizona Wildcat
The Arizona Wildcat (1939)

Story

Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1939)

Screenplay

City Girl
City Girl (1938)

Screenplay

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Crime of Dr. Forbes
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)

Screenplay

A Shriek in the Night
A Shriek in the Night (1933)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

The Sin of Nora Moran
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Morals for Women
Morals for Women (1931)

Screenplay

Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley (1930)

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

1920s

8 titles
The Lost Zeppelin
The Lost Zeppelin (1929)

Writer

Two Men and a Maid
Two Men and a Maid (1929)

Writer

My Lady's Past
My Lady's Past (1929)

Story

The Voice Within
The Voice Within (1929)

Writer

The House of Scandal
The House of Scandal (1928)

Writer

Marriage by Contract
Marriage by Contract (1928)

Writer

The Power of Silence
The Power of Silence (1928)

Screenplay, Story

Women's Wares
Women's Wares (1927)

Writer