

Writing
Charles Lederer
- Titles
- 41movies
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1964, busiest in 1940 and 1947 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 3titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Ride the Pink Horse88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.5average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Romance5.4average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.3average 2.3
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Romantic Comedy 6
- Screwball Comedy 3
- Quirky Characters 2
- Classic Hollywood Musical 2
- Showbiz Drama 2
- Film Noir 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ben HechtWriterThe Thing from Another World, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, Kiss of Death, Ride the Pink Horse, +2 more
Howard HawksDirectorThe Thing from Another World, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, I Was a Male War Bride
Bronislau KaperComposerMutiny on the Bounty, Fingers at the Window, Comrade X, Slightly Dangerous
Cary GrantActorHis Girl Friday, Monkey Business, I Was a Male War Bride
Victor MatureActorKiss of Death, Red, Hot and Blue, Wabash Avenue
Marcel DalioActorGentlemen Prefer Blondes, Can-Can, Tip on a Dead Jockey- JJohn McSweeney Jr.EditorMutiny on the Bounty, It Started with a Kiss, Gaby
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerKismet, A Global Affair, Comrade X
William H. DanielsCinematographerOcean's Eleven, Can-Can, Love Crazy- GGeorge OppenheimerWriterI Love You Again, The Youngest Profession, Slightly Dangerous
Martha RayeActorDouble or Nothing, Mountain Music
Samuel S. HindsActorDouble or Nothing, Within the Law
Movies and TV shows
41
Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Screenplay
88
His Girl Friday (1940)
Screenplay
87
I Love You Again (1940)
Screenplay
87
Love Crazy (1941)
Screenplay
81
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Screenplay

Good
Score 70 to 79
8 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Screenplay
78
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Original Film Writer
76
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Adaptation
73
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Screenplay
72
Kiss of Death (1947)
Screenplay
71
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
Director, Writer
70
Monkey Business (1952)
Screenplay
70
The Front Page (1931)
Additional Dialogue

Decent
Score 60 to 69
15 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
Double or Nothing (1937)
Screenplay
67
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Screenplay
66
Gaby (1956)
Screenplay
65
Within the Law (1939)
Screenplay
64
Can-Can (1960)
Screenplay
64
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Screenplay
64
Follow That Dream (1962)
Screenplay
63
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
Screenplay
63
On the Loose (1951)
Director
61
Comrade X (1940)
Screenplay
60
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Screenplay

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
10 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
56
Wabash Avenue (1950)
Screenplay
56
The Youngest Profession (1943)
Screenplay
56
Kismet (1955)
Screenplay
56
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
Additional Dialogue
55
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Screenplay
49
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
Screenplay, Songs
46
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Screenplay
46
A Global Affair (1964)
Screenplay
45
Fingers at the Window (1942)
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