Portrait of Harry Kurnitz

Writing

Harry Kurnitz

Career

Active from 1938 to 1982, with a break from 1967 to 1981, busiest in 1949 and 1953 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Kurnitz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Sophisticated 2
  • Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 64
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 65
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million (1966)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

Theatre Play

Hatari!
Hatari! (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Once More, with Feeling!
Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
GoodWatch score 51

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Surprise Package
Surprise Package (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 63
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

The Happy Road
The Happy Road (1957)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

Land of the Pharaohs
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

The Man Between
The Man Between (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Tonight We Sing
Tonight We Sing (1953)

Writer

Melba
Melba (1953)

Screenplay, Story

Of Men and Music
Of Men and Music (1951)

Writer

Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Producer

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 65
The Inspector General
The Inspector General (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Web
The Web (1947)
GoodWatch score 83

Story

Something in the Wind
Something in the Wind (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Story

See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

They Got Me Covered
They Got Me Covered (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

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

Screenplay, Story

I Love You Again
I Love You Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 61
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Fast Company
Fast Company (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay