Writing · 1891 to 1939

Sidney Howard

Best rated: Gone with the Wind (8.2)

Films: 13
Avg rating: 6.69
Peak run: 1930’39
7+ run: 2 films

Films: 13
Avg rating: 6.69
Peak run: 1930’39
7+ run: 2 films

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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Sidney Howard, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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

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192913 films1960

Current formLast 5: 6.82 vs career 6.69 (+0.13)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Sidney by the numbers

Average

6.69

7 rated films

Vote weighted

6.87

bigger films count more

Median

6.4

half are better

Consistency

±0.92

rating spread

Career

32y

1929 to 1960

Total votes

381K

across every film

Best

8.2

Gone with the Wind

Worst

5.6

A Breath of Scandal

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1960	A Breath of Scandal	5.6	1,082
1940	They Knew What They Wanted	·	539
1939	Gone with the Wind	8.2	359K
1939	Raffles	6.4	1,401
1938	Yellow Jack	·	302
1936	Dodsworth	7.7	11,279
1933	The Silver Cord	·	671
1932	The Greeks Had a Word for Them	·	624
1931	Arrowsmith	6.2	2,306
1930	A Lady to Love	·	345
1930	Raffles	6.4	1,272
1929	Bulldog Drummond	6.3	1,535
1929	Condemned!	·	697

Better together?

Sidney Howard's regulars

William WylerWriter · 2 films · 7.05 avg●−0.02

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

Takes

On Sidney Howard

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1940
Sidney Howard
Won
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1937
Sidney Howard
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1932
Sidney Howard
Nominated

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