- Writing films
- 13
- Writing avg
- 6.65
- Peak run
- 1932’44
Writing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 25+ votes
Erwin by the numbers
Average
6.65
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.37
rating spread
Career
19y
1932 to 1950
Total votes
726
across every film
Best
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
Worst
6.3
Flying Down to Rio
Newest first
Filmography
| 1950 |  Gambling House | · | 16 |
| 1947 |  This Time for Keeps | · | 6 |
| 1944 |  Cover Girl | 6.4 | 100 |
| 1936 |  Swing Time | 6.8 | 259 |
| 1935 |  We're in the Money | · | 7 |
| 1934 |  Sweet Adeline | · | 4 |
| 1933 |  Flying Down to Rio | 6.3 | 75 |
| 1933 |  The Life of Jimmy Dolan | · | 9 |
| 1933 |  Gold Diggers of 1933 | 7.2 | 184 |
| 1933 |  Grand Slam | · | 5 |
| 1932 |  Scarlet Dawn | · | 3 |
| 1932 |  Jewel Robbery | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1932 |  The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | · | 12 |
Better together?
Erwin S. Gelsey's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: William Dieterle and Erwin S. Gelsey movies · Mervyn LeRoy and Erwin S. Gelsey movies
Takes