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Writing

Irving Brecher

Career

Active from 1937 to 1963, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irving Brecher Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Marx Brothers 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 63
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Cry for Happy
Cry for Happy (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Sail a Crooked Ship
Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 75
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)

Original Film Writer

Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 70
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 65
At the Circus
At the Circus (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay