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Writing · 1887 to 1946

John Colton

Best rated: The Wind (8.0)

Films
15
Avg rating
6.77
Peak run
1928’32
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

John Colton, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1928 to 1932, 7.086781930193519401945The Wind 8.0Under Capricorn 6.2Career avg 6.77

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

John Colton's career barcodecoolhot
192715 films1949
Current formLast 5: 6.40 vs career 6.77 (−0.37)
  1. LRasputin and the Empress1932 · 6.5−0.3
  2. LWerewolf of London1935 · 6.3−0.5
  3. LThe Invisible Ray1936 · 6.5−0.3
  4. LThe Shanghai Gesture1941 · 6.5−0.3
  5. LUnder Capricorn1949 · 6.2−0.6
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

John by the numbers

Average
6.77
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.77
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
23y
1927 to 1949
Total votes
43.5K
across every film
Best
8.0
The Wind
Worst
6.2
Under Capricorn
Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography
1949Under Capricorn posterUnder Capricorn6.29,123
1941The Shanghai Gesture6.53,264
1936The Invisible Ray6.53,528
1935Werewolf of London posterWerewolf of London6.37,497
1932Rain6.93,559
1932Rasputin and the Empress6.51,388
1930The Rogue Song·233
1929Wild Orchids·810
1928The Cossacks·784
1928The Divine Woman·502
1928Sadie Thompson7.23,028
1928White Shadows in the South Seas6.81,117
1928The Wind posterThe Wind8.07,921
1927Captain Salvation·380
1927Man, Woman and Sin·416
Better together?

John Colton's regulars

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

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