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Writing
Robert Lees
- Titles
- 33movies2TV 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 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy7.5average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.6average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.6average 3.6
- Absurdist Humor5.0average 2.0
- Satire & Parody4.8average 2.3
- Uncanny4.5average 2.5
- Scare4.5average 2.6
- Historical4.4average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
- Pathos3.9, average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism2.0, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Slapstick Humor 4
- Abbott and Costello 3
- Family-Friendly 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 Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain, +23 more
Lou CostelloActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain, +2 more
Bud AbbottActorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain, +2 more
Robert BenchleyActorA Night at the Movies, An Hour for Lunch, How to Be a Detective, How to Start the Day, How to Behave, +2 more- JJohn GrantWriterBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hold That Ghost, Hit the Ice, 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, Hit the Ice, Buck Privates Come Home, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Crazy House
Pete SmithActorWeather Wizards, Culinary Carving, Let's Talk Turkey, Penny Wisdom- FFrank GrossEditorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Hit the Ice, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, The Invisible Woman
Felix E. FeistDirectorHow to Be a Detective, Culinary Carving, Let's Talk Turkey, Prophet Without Honor
Shemp HowardActorHold That Ghost, The Invisible Woman, Crazy House
Charles LamontDirectorBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Hit the Ice, Comin' Round the Mountain
Movies and TV shows
311950s
3 titles · average score 61
60
Jumping Jacks (1952)
Screenplay
54
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Screenplay
1940s
13 titles · average score 65
Holiday in Havana (1949)
Writer
73
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Screenplay
64
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Screenplay
61
Hit the Ice (1943)
Screenplay
57
Crazy House (1943)
Screenplay
88
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Screenplay, Original Story
53
The Black Cat (1941)
Screenplay
Bachelor Daddy (1941)
Screenplay
57
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
15 titles · average score 60
An Hour for Lunch (1939)
Screenplay
Weather Wizards (1939)
Writer
Let's Talk Turkey (1939)
Screenplay
60
Prophet Without Honor (1939)
Screenplay
An Evening Alone (1938)
Writer
It's in the Stars (1938)
Screenplay
61
Penny Wisdom (1937)
Writer
How to Behave (1936)
Writer
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)
Screenplay, Story