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Production

Jerry Wald

Career

Active from 1932 to 1952, busiest in 1935 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Wald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Short Film 2
  • Musical Performances 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles · average score 50
The Stripper
The Stripper (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
GoodWatch score 30

Producer

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

1950s

27 titles · average score 62
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer

An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Peyton Place
Peyton Place (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

No Down Payment
No Down Payment (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Writer

Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

Macao
Macao (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

Production Supervisor

Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer

1940s

38 titles · average score 67
Key Largo
Key Largo (1948)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Story

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Manpower
Manpower (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

Associate Producer, Screenplay

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Three Cheers for the Irish
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Flight Angels
Flight Angels (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

Story

1930s

30 titles · average score 58
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay

Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 45

Story

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song (1936)

Screenplay

In Caliente
In Caliente (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

I Live for Love
I Live for Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet (1935)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

Stars Over Broadway
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay