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Writing

Robert Lees

Career

Active from 1935 to 1968, with a break from 1956 to 1967, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Lees Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Abbott and Costello 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Monster Mash 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 64
Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana (1949)

Screenplay

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Hell-Bent for Election
Hell-Bent for Election (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

No Time for Love
No Time for Love (1943)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Crazy House
Crazy House (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Original Story

The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Bachelor Daddy
Bachelor Daddy (1941)

Screenplay

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 64
Weather Wizards
Weather Wizards (1939)

Writer

An Hour for Lunch
An Hour for Lunch (1939)

Screenplay

Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Let's Talk Turkey
Let's Talk Turkey (1939)

Screenplay

An Evening Alone
An Evening Alone (1938)

Writer

Music Made Simple
Music Made Simple (1938)

Writer

A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Penny Wisdom
Penny Wisdom (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

How to Start the Day
How to Start the Day (1937)

Story

How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

How to Behave
How to Behave (1936)

Writer

Hit-and-Run Driver
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)

Story, Screenplay