- Films
- 20
- Avg rating
- 6.45
- Peak run
- 1932’34
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
Rian by the numbers
Average
6.45
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.50
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.78
rating spread
Career
32y
1932 to 1963
Total votes
37.4K
across every film
Best
7.3
42nd Street
Worst
4.8
The Gorilla
Newest first
Filmography
| 1963 | Dead Ringer | 7.3 | 7,482 |
| 1947 | Whispering City | · | 434 |
| 1946 | The Other One | · | 777 |
| 1941 | Broadway Limited | · | 429 |
| 1940 | Down Argentine Way | 6.4 | 1,520 |
| 1939 | The Gorilla | 4.8 | 1,867 |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | · | 540 |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol | · | 339 |
| 1937 | Internes Can't Take Money | · | 956 |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair | · | 303 |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown | 6.2 | 1,234 |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder Case | · | 893 |
| 1933 | Central Airport | · | 557 |
| 1933 |  42nd Street | 7.3 | 14,044 |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | · | 675 |
| 1933 | Parachute Jumper | 6.4 | 1,458 |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | 6.7 | 1,327 |
| 1933 | She Had to Say Yes | · | 601 |
| 1932 | Lawyer Man | 6.5 | 1,371 |
| 1932 | Love Is a Racket | · | 625 |
Better together?
Rian James's regulars
- William A. WellmanWriter · 2 films
- Lloyd BaconWriter · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.66
- Alfred E. GreenWriter · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.05
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Rian James
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