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Writing

Leonard Praskins

Career

Active from 1928 to 1960, busiest in 1934 and 1945 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Champ
The Champ
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leonard Praskins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Showbiz Romance 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 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

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Three Violent People
Three Violent People (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Gorilla at Large
Gorilla at Large (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Mister Scoutmaster
Mister Scoutmaster (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Story, Screenplay

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 55
The Winner's Circle
The Winner's Circle (1948)

Dialogue

The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Doll Face
Doll Face (1945)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer

Molly and Me
Molly and Me (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Caribbean Mystery
The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

Writer

My Pal, Wolf
My Pal, Wolf (1944)

Writer

The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza (1944)

Original Story

So This Is Washington
So This Is Washington (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 61
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

Story, Screenplay

Stablemates
Stablemates (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

One in a Million
One in a Million (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay, Story

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1934)

Screenplay

Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Advice to the Lovelorn
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)

Writer

Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Emma
Emma (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

The Champ
The Champ (1931)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Dialogue

Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation, Screenplay

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 54
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

Captain Swagger
Captain Swagger (1928)

Story

The Shady Lady
The Shady Lady (1928)

Story