Samson Raphaelson

Writer. Born 30 March 1894 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 16 July 1983.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 8 titles

Born

30 March 1894, New York City, New York, USA

Died

16 July 1983

Active

1927–1998

Frequently works with

Ernst Lubitsch, Charles Ruggles, Maurice Chevalier, Miriam Hopkins

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Samson’s work 6 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 795

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $258m across 4 films with figures
Active: 1927–1998

Genres

Romance7
Comedy6
Drama3
Crime1
Fantasy1
Music1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Shop Around the Corner1940

65WorstThe Jazz Singer1927

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11920s

151930s

81940s

91950s

21980s

11990s

Directors most worked with

Ernst Lubitsch5 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Charles Ruggles3 titles

Maurice Chevalier2 titles

Miriam Hopkins2 titles

Samson Raphaelson