Edward Platt’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Edward Platt has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including North by Northwest.
Recurring themes

Othello
1951
Drama

Imitation of Life
1959
Drama · Romance

Senso
1954
Romance · Drama

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Drama · Horror

Forty Guns
1957
Western · Drama

Animal Farm
1954
Animation · Drama

Anna Karenina
1997
Drama · Romance

The Scarlet Letter
1995
Drama · Romance

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Dir. Nicholas Ray · With James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.
Dir. Buck Henry, Mel Brooks · With Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Dir. Douglas Sirk · With Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack