Charles MacArthur
American playwright and screenwriter (1895-1956)
0.63body-of-work score · ranked #1261 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 5, 1895 · Scranton
- Died
- April 21, 1956 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- screenwriter, playwright, writer, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1935 · United States · drama, film-noir
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1935 #6 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
0.633 citations
Complete filmography
All 2 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1935The Scoundrel
- 1936Soak the Rich