Portrait of Frank Loesser

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Frank Loesser

Career

Active from 1942 to 2002, with a break from 1956 to 1998, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Loesser Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.1, average 5.9
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Stage Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls

Songs

2020s

1 title
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)

Lyricist, Music

2000s

2 titles · average score 68
Love Me, Love My Doll
Love Me, Love My Doll (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

Music

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls (2002)

Original Music Composer

1990s

2 titles · average score 51
8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record (1992)

Songs

1980s

1 title
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued (1981)

Songs, Lyricist

1960s

1 title · average score 83
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

Lyricist, Songs

1950s

3 titles · average score 76
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Lyricist, Songs

Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer, Songs

Where's Charley?
Where's Charley? (1952)

Songs, Lyricist

1940s

19 titles · average score 61
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hair-Do Lempke

Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Lyricist, Songs

The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Songs

Youth Runs Wild
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
GoodWatch score 34

Lyricist

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Songs

Priorities on Parade
Priorities on Parade (1942)

Screenplay, Lyricist

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

Songs

Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl (1942)

Lyricist

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

Lyricist

Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins (1941)

Lyricist

Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Lyricist

Las Vegas Nights
Las Vegas Nights (1941)

Lyricist

1930s

19 titles · average score 62
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

Songs

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Lyricist

Zaza
Zaza (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Lyricist

Man About Town
Man About Town (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Lyricist

Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Lyricist

Thanks for the Memory
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

Songs

College Swing
College Swing (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Lyricist

Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove (1938)

Lyricist

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

Lyricist

Fight for Your Lady
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

Songs

Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Songs

Bill and I Went Fishing
Bill and I Went Fishing (1935)

Lyricist