Portrait of Jesse Lasky Jr.

Writing

Jesse Lasky Jr.

Career

Active from 1934 to 1988, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesse Lasky Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Classic Western 3
  • Romance 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Naval Warfare 3
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Grand Spectacle 2
  • Anti-Communist 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
Forbidden Sun
Forbidden Sun (1988)

Writer

Paint Me a Murder
Paint Me a Murder (1984)

Writer

1970s

2 titles · average score 59
Crime and Passion
Crime and Passion (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

One of Those Things
One of Those Things (1971)

Dialogue

1960s

2 titles · average score 59
Pirates of Tortuga
Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Wizard of Baghdad
The Wizard of Baghdad (1961)

Screenplay

1950s

16 titles · average score 62
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Hot Blood
Hot Blood (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Pearl of the South Pacific
Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Salome
Salome (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

Story

The Silver Whip
The Silver Whip (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Never Trust a Gambler
Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Thief of Venice
The Thief of Venice (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

10 titles · average score 64
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Sickle or the Cross
The Sickle or the Cross (1949)

Screenplay

The Miracle of the Bells
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail (1942)

Screenplay

Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill (1941)

Writer

Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

1930s

6 titles · average score 72
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

Secret Agent
Secret Agent (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The White Parade
The White Parade (1934)

Screenplay

Redhead
Redhead (1934)

Screenplay

Coming Out Party
Coming Out Party (1934)

Screenplay

1920s

2 titles · average score 87
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1927)

Producer

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
GoodWatch score 87

as (uncredited)