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Writing

Bert Kalmar

Career

Active from 1930 to 1937, busiest in 1934 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Duck Soup
Duck Soup
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bert Kalmar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 70
Three Little Words
Three Little Words (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Songs

1940s

1 title ยท average score 65
A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Music

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 64
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Walking on Air
Walking on Air (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Lyricist

Bright Lights
Bright Lights (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Kentucky Kernels
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Lyricist

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

Music, Story

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer, Lyricist

The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Songs, Writer

Broadminded
Broadminded (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay