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Writing · 1912 to 1970

Harold Jacob Smith

Best rated: Inherit the Wind (8.1)

Films
7
Avg rating
6.90
Peak run
1946’60
7+ run
2 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Harold Jacob Smith, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1946 to 1960, 6.90567819501955196019651970Inherit the Wind 8.1It Came from Beneath the … 5.8Career avg 6.90

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Harold Jacob Smith's career barcodecoolhot
19467 films1970
Current formLast 5: 6.90 vs career 6.90 (0.00)
  1. LNight Editor1946 · 6.7−0.2
  2. LIt Came from Beneath the Sea1955 · 5.8−1.1
  3. LThe River's Edge1957 · 6.4−0.5
  4. WThe Defiant Ones1958 · 7.5+0.6
  5. WInherit the Wind1960 · 8.1+1.2
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Harold by the numbers

Average
6.90
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.98
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.91
rating spread
Career
25y
1946 to 1970
Total votes
67.3K
across every film
Best
8.1
Inherit the Wind
Worst
5.8
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1970The McMasters·465
1960Inherit the Wind posterInherit the Wind8.136,027
1958The Defiant Ones posterThe Defiant Ones7.520,438
1958Enchanted Island·411
1957The River's Edge6.41,471
1955It Came from Beneath the Sea5.87,294
1946Night Editor6.71,230
Better together?

Harold Jacob Smith's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Harold Jacob Smith

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1961
    Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1959
    Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
    Won

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