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Writing

John Bright

Career

Active from 1931 to 1954, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Story

    1931 · Nominated · 4th Academy Awards

    The Public Enemy

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bright Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Prohibition Era 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles · average score 62
Rebellion of the Hanged
Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Brave Bulls
The Brave Bulls (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

1940s

8 titles · average score 55
The Kid from Cleveland
The Kid from Cleveland (1949)

Screenplay, Story

Close-Up
Close-Up (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)

Screenplay

I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

Adaptation

We Accuse
We Accuse (1945)

Writer

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Broadway
Broadway (1942)

Screenplay

Glamour for Sale
Glamour for Sale (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

14 titles · average score 68
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay

San Quentin
San Quentin (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

Story

John Meade's Woman
John Meade's Woman (1937)

Story

Girl of the Ozarks
Girl of the Ozarks (1936)

Writer

The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)

Screenplay

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (1931)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer

Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

Smart Money
Smart Money (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer