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Writing

Hans Jacoby

Career

Active from 1928 to 1963, busiest in 1954 and 1960 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for It Happened in Broad Daylight
It Happened in Broad Daylight
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hans Jacoby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    2.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • German Cinema 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Exotic Setting 2
  • Musical 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Love Triangle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles · average score 68
An Almost Decent Girl
An Almost Decent Girl (1963)

Screenplay

Story of San Michele
Story of San Michele (1962)

Writer

Max der Taschendieb
Max der Taschendieb (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Magnificent Rogue
The Magnificent Rogue (1960)

Screenplay

The Judge and the Sinner
The Judge and the Sinner (1960)

Writer

1950s

17 titles · average score 57
Ship of the Dead
Ship of the Dead (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

It Happened in Broad Daylight
It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Vater sein dagegen sehr
Vater sein dagegen sehr (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Stranger from Venus
Stranger from Venus (1954)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay

Circus of Love
Circus of Love (1954)

Writer

Carnival Story
Carnival Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Tarzan's Savage Fury
Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Sirocco
Sirocco (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno (1951)

Screenplay

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

Screenplay

Champagne for Caesar
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

Story, Screenplay

1940s

9 titles · average score 61
Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars (1946)

Writer

Tarzan and the Amazons
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Story

She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Adaptation

Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Adaptation

Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls (1942)

Adaptation, Associate Producer

There's No Tomorrow
There's No Tomorrow (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Film Writer

1930s

7 titles
Princess Tarakanova
Princess Tarakanova (1938)

Writer

I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress (1938)

Writer

Gibraltar
Gibraltar (1938)

Scenario Writer

Tarakanova
Tarakanova (1938)

Screenplay

There Goes Susie
There Goes Susie (1935)

Novel

Doña Francisquita
Doña Francisquita (1934)

Screenplay

The Land of Smiles
The Land of Smiles (1930)

Writer

1920s

5 titles
Their Son
Their Son (1929)

Screenplay

The Hangman
The Hangman (1928)

Writer

Die Kleine vom Varieté
Die Kleine vom Varieté (1926)

Art Direction

His Wife, the Unknown
His Wife, the Unknown (1923)

Art Direction

Driving Force
Driving Force (1921)

Art Direction