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Production

William Jacobs

Career

Active from 1929 to 1943, busiest in 1936 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score44/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night of Terror
Night of Terror
GoodWatch score46/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Jacobs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 61
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

April in Paris
April in Paris (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer

About Face
About Face (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer

Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart (1951)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

Montana
Montana (1950)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 59
Whiplash
Whiplash (1948)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

The Verdict
The Verdict (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Shadow of a Woman
Shadow of a Woman (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Conflict
Conflict (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Shine on Harvest Moon
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Wagon Wheels West
Wagon Wheels West (1943)

Original Story, Screenplay

Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer

Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

Associate Producer

Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 44
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)

Screenplay

Over the Goal
Over the Goal (1937)

Screenplay

Talent Scout
Talent Scout (1937)

Screenplay

Dance Charlie Dance
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)

Screenplay

Isle of Fury
Isle of Fury (1936)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

Screenplay, Story

Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle (1936)

Story

Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch (1936)

Story, Screenplay

The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1936)

Screenplay

Unwelcome Stranger
Unwelcome Stranger (1935)

Story

Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

Story

Night of Terror
Night of Terror (1933)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

1920s

1 title
When Caesar Ran a Newspaper
When Caesar Ran a Newspaper (1929)

Story