- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 6.83
- Peak run
- 1933’34
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Ben by the numbers
Average
6.83
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.87
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
28y
1932 to 1959
Total votes
27.7K
across every film
Best
7.7
Gold Diggers of 1933
Worst
6.2
Here Comes the Navy
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity | 6.5 | 1,462 |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney | · | 417 |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | · | 448 |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | · | 964 |
| 1941 | The Smiling Ghost | · | 958 |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | · | 261 |
| 1937 | Danger - Love at Work | · | 418 |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | · | 282 |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs | 6.5 | 1,030 |
| 1935 | Going Highbrow | · | 334 |
| 1935 | The White Cockatoo | · | 305 |
| 1934 | Big Hearted Herbert | · | 277 |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling Dog | 6.9 | 1,207 |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy | 6.2 | 1,388 |
| 1934 | Upperworld | · | 735 |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | · | 590 |
| 1933 |  Gold Diggers of 1933 | 7.7 | 10,203 |
| 1933 | Goodbye Again | · | 744 |
| 1933 | Lady Killer | 7.0 | 2,325 |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher | 7.0 | 2,074 |
Better together?
Ben Markson's regulars
- Robert FloreyWriter · 2 films
- Ray EnrightWriter · 2 films
- Roy Del RuthWriter · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.29
- Alan CroslandWriter · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.10
- Lloyd BaconWriter · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.24
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ben Markson
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