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Writing

J. Grubb Alexander

Career

Active from 1916 to 1932, busiest in 1917 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Svengali
Svengali
GoodWatch score75/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Era 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Crime 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

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1 title
The Lady from Hell
The Lady from Hell

Adaptation, Screenplay

1930s

11 titles · average score 60
The Hatchet Man
The Hatchet Man (1932)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

Svengali
Svengali (1931)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Road to Singapore
The Road to Singapore (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Mad Genius
The Mad Genius (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Demon of the Sea
Demon of the Sea (1931)

Screenplay

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Outward Bound
Outward Bound (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)

Screenplay

Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape (1930)

Screenplay

A Notorious Affair
A Notorious Affair (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Murder Will Out
Murder Will Out (1930)

Writer

1920s

35 titles · average score 89
The Gamblers
The Gamblers (1929)

Writer

General Crack
General Crack (1929)

Writer

Evidence
Evidence (1929)

Scenario Writer

The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

Adaptation, Continuity

The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot (1927)

Writer

The Belle of Broadway
The Belle of Broadway (1926)

Adaptation, Story

The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)

Writer

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1926)

Writer

The Midnight Flyer
The Midnight Flyer (1925)

Screenplay, Story

Passionate Youth
Passionate Youth (1925)

Screenplay

The County Fair
The County Fair (1920)

Writer

The Road to Divorce
The Road to Divorce (1920)

Story

1910s

22 titles
The Trail of the Octopus
The Trail of the Octopus (1919)

Story

His Body for Rent
His Body for Rent (1919)

Story

The Sneak
The Sneak (1919)

Story

The Thunderbolt
The Thunderbolt (1919)

Scenario Writer

Blue Blood
Blue Blood (1918)

Writer

Maid o' the Storm
Maid o' the Storm (1918)

Writer

The High Sign
The High Sign (1917)

Screenplay

The Voice on the Wire
The Voice on the Wire (1917)

Scenario Writer

Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad (1917)

Screenplay

Fear Not
Fear Not (1917)

Writer

The Plow Woman
The Plow Woman (1917)

Writer

The Sign of the Poppy
The Sign of the Poppy (1916)

Screenplay, Scenario Writer