- Films
- 48
- Avg rating
- 6.60
- Peak run
- 1939’40
- 7+ run
- 4 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
Earl by the numbers
Average
6.60
29 rated films
Vote weighted
6.61
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
55y
1929 to 1983
Total votes
66.3K
across every film
Best
7.2
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Worst
4.1
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Newest first
Filmography
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadows | 6.2 | 5,798 |
| 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | 4.1 | 1,621 |
| 1949 | The Sky Dragon | · | 434 |
| 1948 | Docks of New Orleans | · | 562 |
| 1948 | The Feathered Serpent | · | 469 |
| 1948 | The Golden Eye | · | 737 |
| 1948 | The Shanghai Chest | · | 356 |
| 1947 | The Chinese Ring | · | 771 |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | · | 559 |
| 1947 | That Way with Women | · | 398 |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | 6.3 | 1,426 |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi | 6.4 | 1,622 |
| 1946 | Shadows Over Chinatown | · | 956 |
| 1946 | The Trap | 6.0 | 1,386 |
| 1945 | The Jade Mask | 6.2 | 1,462 |
| 1945 | The Red Dragon | · | 823 |
| 1945 | The Scarlet Clue | 6.3 | 1,740 |
| 1945 | The Shanghai Cobra | 6.4 | 1,427 |
| 1944 | Black Magic | 6.3 | 1,728 |
| 1944 | Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | 6.2 | 1,786 |
Better together?
Earl Derr Biggers's regulars
- Phil RosenWriter · 6 films · 6.28 avg▼−0.08
- Harry LachmanWriter · 5 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.18
- William BeaudineWriter · 4 films
- Hamilton MacFaddenWriter · 4 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.13
- Eugene FordeWriter · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.27
- H. Bruce HumberstoneWriter · 3 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.24
- Norman FosterWriter · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.43
- Phil KarlsonWriter · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.12
- Terry O. MorseWriter · 2 films · 6.30 avg▲+0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
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