William Jacobs

Career timeline

1. 1887 · Born

   Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   When Caesar Ran a Newspaper (Movie)

3. 1935 · Writing debut

   Swellhead (Movie)

4. 1945 · Breakthrough

   Conflict (Movie)

5. 1953 · Latest release

   Calamity Jane (Movie)

6. 1953 · Died

   September 30, 1953

Career in numbers

1 1920s

15 1930s

21 1940s

11 1950s

• Comedy19
• Romance16
• Drama16
• Music10
• Western7
• Crime5

Highest-rated title Christmas in Connecticut 1945 7.0 Most popular title Calamity Jane 1953 7.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Jacobs in our catalogue.

Gordon MacRae

6 titles together

Doris Day

6 titles together

Monte Blue

4 titles together

Robert Alda

3 titles together

William B. Davidson

2 titles together

Billy De Wolfe

2 titles together

Robert Hutton

2 titles together

Robert Florey

2 titles together

Bert Glennon

2 titles together

Florence Bates

2 titles together

1. 1953 Calamity Jane 7.0 Movie
2. 1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon 6.2 Movie
3. 1952 April in Paris Movie
4. 1952 About Face Movie
5. 1951 Close to My Heart Movie
6. 1951 On Moonlight Bay 6.5 Movie
7. 1951 Lullaby of Broadway Movie
8. 1950 Rocky Mountain Movie
9. 1950 Tea for Two 6.2 Movie
10. 1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Movie
11. 1950 Montana Movie
12. 1949 Look for the Silver Lining Movie
13. 1948 Whiplash Movie
14. 1948 April Showers Movie
15. 1947 My Wild Irish Rose Movie
16. 1947 Love and Learn Movie
17. 1947 Nora Prentiss 6.3 Movie
18. 1947 The Beast with Five Fingers 6.4 Movie
19. 1946 Never Say Goodbye Movie
20. 1946 The Verdict 6.5 Movie
21. 1946 Shadow of a Woman Movie
22. 1945 Too Young to Know Movie
23. 1945 Danger Signal Movie
24. 1945 Christmas in Connecticut 7.0 Movie
25. 1945 Conflict 6.7 Movie
26. 1944 Crime by Night Movie
27. 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon Movie
28. 1943 Find the Blackmailer Movie
29. 1942 Escape from Crime Movie
30. 1942 Murder in the Big House Movie
31. 1940 She Couldn't Say No Movie

1. 1943 Wagon Wheels West Movie
2. 1938 Penrod and His Twin Brother Movie
3. 1938 Sergeant Murphy Movie
4. 1937 Over the Goal Movie
5. 1937 Talent Scout Movie
6. 1937 Dance Charlie Dance Movie
7. 1936 Isle of Fury Movie
8. 1936 Down the Stretch Movie
9. 1936 Hot Money Movie
10. 1936 The Big Noise Movie
11. 1936 Treachery Rides the Range Movie
12. 1935 Swellhead Movie

1. 1936 Down the Stretch Movie
2. 1936 Treachery Rides the Range Movie
3. 1936 Song of the Saddle Movie
4. 1935 Moonlight on the Prairie Movie
5. 1935 Unwelcome Stranger Movie
6. 1929 When Caesar Ran a Newspaper Movie

1. 1933 Night of Terror 5.2 Movie

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