- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 6.91
- Peak run
- 1926’40
- 7+ run
- 2 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
Bess by the numbers
Average
6.91
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.95
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
24y
1924 to 1947
Total votes
27.8K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Mark of Zorro
Worst
5.7
Romance
Newest first
Filmography
| 1947 | The Unsuspected | 7.2 | 4,201 |
| 1941 | That Night in Rio | 6.7 | 1,040 |
| 1940 |  The Mark of Zorro | 7.5 | 12,191 |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Opera | 7.1 | 2,487 |
| 1936 | Under Two Flags | · | 565 |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris | · | 372 |
| 1934 | The Affairs of Cellini | · | 549 |
| 1933 | Looking Forward | · | 321 |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | · | 662 |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows | · | 308 |
| 1930 | Romance | 5.7 | 1,223 |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat | · | 307 |
| 1928 | The Mysterious Lady | 7.2 | 1,552 |
| 1927 | When a Man Loves | · | 455 |
| 1926 | Don Juan | 7.0 | 1,043 |
| 1924 | The Red Lily | · | 559 |
Better together?
Bess Meredyth's regulars
- Fred NibloWriter · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.24
- Alan CroslandWriter · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.16
- Clarence BrownWriter · 2 films · 5.70 avg▼−1.13
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Bess Meredyth
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1930Bess Meredyth
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