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Writing

Jay Dratler

Career

Active from 1940 to 1964, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Addams Family
The Addams Family
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay Dratler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.4, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Intrigue 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 63
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 50
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry (1953)

Writer

We're Not Married!
We're Not Married! (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Story

The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Story

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Impact
Impact (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Writer

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Pitfall
Pitfall (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

That Wonderful Urge
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay

Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

Screenplay

Fly By Night
Fly By Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Story