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Writing

Jerry Sackheim

Career

Active from 1934 to 1961, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Black Castle
The Black Castle
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Sackheim Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.5, average 3.3
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 39
The Clown and the Kid
The Clown and the Kid (1961)

Writer

The Boy and the Pirates
The Boy and the Pirates (1960)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer

Young Jesse James
Young Jesse James (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 57
Guns Girls and Gangsters
Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

The Black Castle
The Black Castle (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Story

The Strange Door
The Strange Door (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman (1950)

Writer

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 59
The Main Street Kid
The Main Street Kid (1948)

Screenplay

Heart of Virginia
Heart of Virginia (1948)

Screenplay

Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals (1947)

Screenplay

The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1947)

Story

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Undercover Woman
The Undercover Woman (1946)

Adaptation

The Fatal Witness
The Fatal Witness (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Road to Alcatraz
Road to Alcatraz (1945)

Screenplay

The Night Before the Divorce
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)

Screenplay

The Richest Man in Town
The Richest Man in Town (1941)

Writer

1930s

3 titles
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1936)

Writer

A Notorious Gentleman
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)

Associate Producer

I Can't Escape
I Can't Escape (1934)

Story