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Writing

Al Boasberg

Career

Active from 1926 to 1936, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Battling Butler
Battling Butler
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Al Boasberg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Tension
    4.4, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 54
Uppercutlets
Uppercutlets (1936)

as Mr. Carter

Silly Billies
Silly Billies (1936)

Screenplay

Down the Ribber
Down the Ribber (1936)

Director

The Nitwits
The Nitwits (1935)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Counselitis
Counselitis (1935)

Director, Story

Hit and Rum
Hit and Rum (1935)

Story, Screenplay

Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Myrt and Marge
Myrt and Marge (1933)

Director

Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts (1931)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

Story, Writer

Chasing Rainbows
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

1920s

11 titles ยท average score 63
Lambchops
Lambchops (1929)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

So This Is College
So This Is College (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay, Lyricist

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
GoodWatch score 43

Dialogue

It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

Dialogue

Smile, Brother, Smile
Smile, Brother, Smile (1927)

Story

Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927)

Writer

Her Father Said No
Her Father Said No (1927)

Writer

California or Bust
California or Bust (1927)

Writer

Quarantined Rivals
Quarantined Rivals (1927)

Scenario Writer

Battling Butler
Battling Butler (1926)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

The General
The General (1926)
GoodWatch score 87

Adaptation