Portrait of Charles Lederer

Writing

Charles Lederer

Career

Active from 1932 to 1964, busiest in 1940 and 1947 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Lederer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Romantic Conflict 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 78
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Film Writer

1990s

1 title ยท average score 61
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Film Writer

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Kismet
Kismet (1967)

Book

A Global Affair
A Global Affair (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Can-Can
Can-Can (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 65
It Started with a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay, Songs

Never Steal Anything Small
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Tip on a Dead Jockey
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

Adaptation

Gaby
Gaby (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Kismet
Kismet (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

The Thing from Another World
The Thing from Another World (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

On the Loose
On the Loose (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 69
I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Ride the Pink Horse
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

I Love You Again
I Love You Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay

Comrade X
Comrade X (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Mountain Music
Mountain Music (1937)

Screenplay

Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

Additional Dialogue

Topaze
Topaze (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

Sequence Supervisor

Cock of the Air
Cock of the Air (1932)

Writer, Dialogue

The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

Additional Dialogue