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Source author · Writer · 1889 to 1968

Howard Lindsay

Best rated (source author): The Sound of Music (7.7)

Source author films
8
Source author avg
6.75
Peak run
1938’65
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Source author films, by TMDB rating

The career

Howard Lindsay, source author career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1938 to 1965, 6.75678194019451950195519601965The Sound of Music 7.7Call Me Madam 6.2Career avg 6.75

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Howard Lindsay's career barcodecoolhot
19388 films1965
Current formLast 5: 6.75 vs career 6.75 (+0.00)
  1. LA Slight Case of Murder1938 · 6.4−0.4
  2. LLife with Father1947 · 6.7−0.1
  3. WState of the Union1948 · 6.80.0
  4. LCall Me Madam1953 · 6.2−0.6
  5. WThe Sound of Music1965 · 7.7+0.9
As a source author, films with 25+ votes

Howard by the numbers

Average
6.75
5 rated films
Vote weighted
6.92
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
28y
1938 to 1965
Total votes
4.01K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Sound of Music
Worst
6.2
Call Me Madam
Newest first

Filmography

Source author filmography
1965The Sound of Music posterThe Sound of Music7.73,766
1960Tall Story posterTall Story·16
1953Remains to Be Seen posterRemains to Be Seen·4
1953Call Me Madam posterCall Me Madam6.225
1952Stop, You're Killing Me posterStop, You're Killing Me·3
1948State of the Union posterState of the Union6.877
1947Life with Father posterLife with Father6.773
1938A Slight Case of Murder posterA Slight Case of Murder6.447
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On Howard Lindsay

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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