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Walter Ferris

Career

Active from 1936 to 1952, busiest in 1939 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Little Princess
The Little Princess
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Ferris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (2023)

Theatre Play

1990s

1 title · average score 59
Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play

1950s

1 title · average score 56
At Sword's Point
At Sword's Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

1940s

4 titles · average score 53
The Gallant Blade
The Gallant Blade (1948)

Screenplay

Melody for Three
Melody for Three (1941)

Writer

Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer

1930s

10 titles · average score 61
The Little Princess
The Little Princess (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

The Magnificent Fraud
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)

Writer

A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Heidi
Heidi (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Screenplay

Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem (1937)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Adaptation