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Writing
Robert Lees
- Titles
- 34movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1968, with a break from 1956 to 1967, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Hold That Ghost88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy6.8average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.2average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Satire & Parody5.0average 2.3
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Uncanny3.5average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Melancholy2.8, average 4.7
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Pathos3.7, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Family-Friendly 4
- Slapstick Humor 4
- Abbott and Costello 3
- Monster Mash 2
- Comedy Horror 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Slapstick 2
- Physical Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- FFrederic I. RinaldoWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +23 more
Robert BenchleyActorA Night at the Movies, How to Be a Detective, An Hour for Lunch, How to Start the Day, Music Made Simple, +2 more
Lou CostelloActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more
Bud AbbottActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +2 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, +1 more
Roy RowlandDirectorA Night at the Movies, An Hour for Lunch, How to Start the Day, Music Made Simple, An Evening Alone- CCharles Van EngerCinematographerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Buck Privates Come Home, Hit the Ice, Crazy House
Pete SmithActorLet's Talk Turkey, Weather Wizards, Culinary Carving, Penny Wisdom
Felix E. FeistDirectorHow to Be a Detective, Let's Talk Turkey, Culinary Carving, Prophet Without Honor- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Hit the Ice, The Invisible Woman
Shemp HowardActorHold That Ghost, The Invisible Woman, Crazy House
Charles LamontDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Comin' Round the Mountain, Hit the Ice
Movies and TV shows
261950s
2 titles · average score 66
1940s
9 titles · average score 68
66
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Screenplay
60
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Screenplay
61
Hit the Ice (1943)
Screenplay
62
Crazy House (1943)
Screenplay
88
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Screenplay, Original Story
Bachelor Daddy (1941)
Screenplay
1930s
15 titles · average score 64
An Hour for Lunch (1939)
Screenplay
Let's Talk Turkey (1939)
Screenplay
Weather Wizards (1939)
Writer
It's in the Stars (1938)
Screenplay
An Evening Alone (1938)
Writer
Music Made Simple (1938)
Writer
61
Penny Wisdom (1937)
Writer
How to Behave (1936)
Writer
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)
Screenplay, Story