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Sarah Y. Mason

Sarah Y. Mason

Writer · Died November 28, 1980, aged 84 · Pima, Arizona, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sarah Y. Mason (March 31, 1896 – November 28, 1980) was an American screenwriter and script supervisor. Mason was born Sarah Yeiser Mason in Pima, Arizona. She and her husband Victor Heerman won the Academy Award for best screenplay adaptation for their adaptation for the 1933 film Little Women, based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Mason was one of the first people in Hollywood to specialize in script supervision and film continuity when the industry switched from silent film to talkies. She and Heerman married in 1921. She died in Los Angeles and was cremated. Victor and Sarah had two children, Catharine Anliss Heerman, an artist and teacher of art in Southern California who was previously married to record producer Lester Koenig; and Victor, Jr., a successful breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. The Academy Award for Little Women remains with the family.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1896
Died
November 28, 1980 (aged 84)
From
Pima, Arizona, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Sarah Y. Mason's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
25%
Morality
16%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Romantic
5
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Hopeful
5
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarah Y. Mason's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Y. Mason's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Magnificent Obsession(1954)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Little Women(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Meet Me in St. Louis(1944)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Stella Dallas(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Magnificent Obsession(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Break of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • The Age of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Imitation of Life(1934)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Little Women(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Chance at Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • The Age of Consent(1932)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Shopworn(1932)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Man in Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Adaptation · Additional Dialogue · Writer

  • Love in the Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • The Girl Said No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • They Learned About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Scenario Writer · Screenplay

  • The Broadway Melody(1929)

    Continuity

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cradle Snatchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • One Hour of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Fools of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • Modern Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Scenario Writer

  • Love Is an Awful Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Girl from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • The Chicken in the Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Scenario Writer

  • A Divorce of Convenience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • The Poor Simp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Held in Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Heart of Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1918 to 1954.

Biggest box office

Little Women (1949)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Little Women (1949)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing29 of 31: 28 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew3 of 31: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s1 · crew1920s13 · crew1930s14 · crew1940s2 · crew1950s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sarah Y. Mason's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 65/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sarah Y. Mason work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah Y. Mason's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victor Heerman shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors