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Maxwell Shane

Career

Active from 1937 to 1962, busiest in 1942 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thriller
Thriller
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maxwell Shane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1940s 6
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Romance 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • World War II 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Political 2
  • Patriotic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 40
The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

Producer

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 56
The Mummy
The Mummy (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Film Writer

Nightmare
Nightmare (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

The Naked Street
The Naked Street (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

Hell's Island
Hell's Island (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
GoodWatch score 40

Characters

Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Additional Dialogue

The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1940s

52 titles ยท average score 49
City Across the River
City Across the River (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Shaggy
Shaggy (1948)

Screenplay

Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Adventure Island
Adventure Island (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

People Are Funny
People Are Funny (1946)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

Associate Producer, Screenplay

One Body Too Many
One Body Too Many (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Eyes of the Underworld
Eyes of the Underworld (1942)

Story

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger (1942)

Screenplay

Too Many Blondes
Too Many Blondes (1941)

Story

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 52
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)

Writer

The Invisible Killer
The Invisible Killer (1939)

Story

Grand Jury Secrets
Grand Jury Secrets (1939)

Story

Adventure in Sahara
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

Tip-Off Girls
Tip-Off Girls (1938)

Screenplay

Federal Man-Hunt
Federal Man-Hunt (1938)

Screenplay

You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

She's Got Everything
She's Got Everything (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart (1937)

Story

Hitting a New High
Hitting a New High (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

Story

This Way Please
This Way Please (1937)

Story