Songwriter ("New York, New York", "The Party's Over", "Just in Time", "Make Someone Happy"), author and actor, educated at City College of New York. While he was a student, he acted with the Washington Square Players and had a part in the road company of "Having a Wonderful Time". A member of The Revuers with Betty Comden (with whom he also appeared on stage in "A Party" and on TV") and Judy Holliday, he appeared with the troupe in night clubs. His Broadway stage score for "Wonderful Town" won Drama Critics and Tony awards in 1953. His other stage scores included "Peter Pan" and "Do Re Mi", and he was the co-librettist for "On the Town", "Billion Dollar Baby", "Two on the Aisle", "Bells Are Ringing", "Subways Are For Sleeping", and "Fade Out - Fade In". His chief collaborator in lyrics, libretto and screenplay work was Betty Comden, and his chief musical collaborators included Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn and Morton Gould. His popular-song compositions also included "I Get Carried Away", "I Can Cook, Too", "Some Other Time", "Lonely Town", "Lucky to Be Me", "Bad Timing", "Ohio", "A Little Bit in Love", "It's Love", "A Quiet Girl", "The French Lesson", "If You Hadn't But You Did", "Give a Little, Get a Little", "There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby", "Long Before I Knew You", "Never-Never Land", "Something's Always Happening on the River", "Dance Only With Me", "Adventure", "Fireworks", "Ride Through the Night", "Comes Once in a Lifetime", "I'm Just Taking My Time", "Now", "Fade Out - Fade In", and "Get Acquainted".
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 2, 1914
- October 23, 2002 (aged 87)
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Writer and actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Adolph Green's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 8
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 11 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Joey Wellman in I Want to Go Home (1989)
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
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 Adolph Green's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Adolph Green'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
31 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Wonderful Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Singin' in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Wonderful Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Peter Pan(2000)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Substance of Fire(1996)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
On the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Will Rogers Follies(1991)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Candide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
I Want to Go Home(1989)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Follies: In Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Lily in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
My Favorite Year(1982)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Simon(1980)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Applause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
What a Way to Go!(1964)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Bells Are Ringing(1960)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Auntie Mame(1958)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Wonderful Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
It's Always Fair Weather(1955)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Band Wagon(1953)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Singin' in the Rain(1952)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
On the Town(1949)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Barkleys of Broadway(1949)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Good News(1947)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1947 to 2018.
Film career
- 1982Screen debut· My Favorite Year
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 Adolph Green's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 13 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.
Is Adolph Green's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Adolph Green work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adolph Green's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Betty Comden shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Gene KellyShared titles: What a Way to Go! (1964), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), Singin' in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949)See all 4 shared titles with Gene Kelly
- Stanley DonenShared titles: It's Always Fair Weather (1955), Singin' in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Stanley Donen
- Vincente MinnelliShared titles: Bells Are Ringing (1960), The Band Wagon (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Vincente Minnelli
- Charles WaltersShared titles: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Good News (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Walters
Writers
- Betty ComdenShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), What a Way to Go! (1964), Bells Are Ringing (1960), Auntie Mame (1958), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Band Wagon (1953), Singin' in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Good News (1947)See all 10 shared titles with Betty Comden
Actors
- Cyd CharisseShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Band Wagon (1953), Singin' in the Rain (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Cyd Charisse
- James MitchellShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), The Band Wagon (1953)See all 2 shared titles with James Mitchell
- Michael KiddShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), It's Always Fair Weather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Kidd
- Nanette FabrayShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), The Band Wagon (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Nanette Fabray
Cinematographers and editors
- Adrienne FazanShared titles: Bells Are Ringing (1960), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), Singin' in the Rain (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Adrienne Fazan
- Albert AkstShared titles: The Band Wagon (1953), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Good News (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Albert Akst
- Harry Stradling Sr.Shared titles: Auntie Mame (1958), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Stradling Sr.
- Harold RossonShared titles: Singin' in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Rosson
Producers
- Arthur FreedShared titles: Bells Are Ringing (1960), It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Band Wagon (1953), Singin' in the Rain (1952), On the Town (1949), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Good News (1947)See all 7 shared titles with Arthur Freed
- Roger EdensShared titles: Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005), On the Town (1949), The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Good News (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Roger Edens