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Harry Segall

Harry Segall

Writer · Died November 25, 1975, aged 83

Harry Segall (April 10, 1892 – November 25, 1975) was an American playwright, screenwriter and television writer. Segall was born in Chicago. Harry Segall's writing career spans from 1933 to 1959. Segall's plays, including Lost Horizons, appeared on Broadway in the mid-1930s. In 1933, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer brought Segall to Hollywood as a contract writer. In 1936, he moved to RKO Pictures, where he wrote and co-wrote screenplays for films such as The Outcasts of Poker Flat, based on a story by Bret Harte, and Blind Alibi, starring Richard Dix. During this time, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios also produced his screenplays. In 1941, Segall won an Academy Award for Best Original Story for the film Here Comes Mr. Jordan, starring Robert Montgomery and Evelyn Keyes, based on Segall's play Heaven Can Wait. The play was later revived under Wonderful Journey, but the revival lasted only nine performances. A Technicolor sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Down to Earth, was released in 1947, starring Rita Hayworth and Larry Parks.  A 1978 film version of Heaven Can Wait starred Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The play was then filmed again as Down to Earth, a 2001 vehicle for Chris Rock, with Segall credited as the writer of the original story. With the advent of television, Segall turned his writing talents to this medium, writing plots for TV series and Playhouse 90. He retired from screenwriting in 1959 and died November 25, 1975, in Woodland Hills, California. Segall was interred in Roosevelt Cemetery in Gardena, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Segall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1892
Died
November 25, 1975 (aged 83)
Works as
Writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 32 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 25% in 30 days

What are Harry Segall's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
29%
Morality
21%
Ideas
6%
Survival
4%
Society
2%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 16 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
10
Absurd
6
Romantic
6
Hopeful
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1

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 Harry Segall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Segall'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

32 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beautiful Accident(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wonderful Nightmare(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Xanadu(1980)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Original Film Writer

  • Agatha(1979)

    as Hotel Trio

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Can Wait(1978)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Business(1952)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • For Heaven's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Theatre Play

  • Down to Earth(1947)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder(1946)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Bride Wore Boots(1946)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Four Jills in a Jeep(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Powers Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer(1942)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • She Knew All the Answers(1941)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Blond Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Blind Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Everybody's Doing It(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • She's Got Everything(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Your Lady(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Breakfast for Two(1937)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Super-Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Theatre Play

  • There Goes My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Don't Turn 'em Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Fatal Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Uncertain Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Theatre Play

  • Heaven Can Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1934 to 1980.

Biggest box office

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 29: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting26 of 29: 26 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 29: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s13 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s2 · crew1970s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s2 · 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 Harry Segall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Xanadu (1980)

75th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Midcredits 91st · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 16 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 Harry Segall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Segall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samuel J. Briskin shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles