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Writing
Jay Dratler
- Titles
- 23movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1964, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Addams Family91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Mystery6.7average 4.1
- Crime6.3average 3.7
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.5average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.8average 2.7
- Romance4.5average 3.8
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Coming of Age0.6, average 2.9
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Family Dynamics3.3, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Mystery 3
- Intrigue 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Film Noir 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- LLouis R. LoefflerEditorLaura, We're Not Married!, That Wonderful Urge
Victor MooreActorWe're Not Married!, It's in the Bag!
Helen WalkerActorCall Northside 777, Impact
Vincent PriceActorLaura, The Las Vegas Story
Clifton WebbActorLaura, The Dark Corner
Joe Brown Jr.ActorWhere Did You Get That Girl?, La Conga Nights
Fred AllenActorWe're Not Married!, It's in the Bag!
Rochelle HudsonActorMeet Boston Blackie, Girls Under 21
Chester MorrisActorConfessions of Boston Blackie, Meet Boston Blackie
Richard LaneActorConfessions of Boston Blackie, Meet Boston Blackie
James SeayActorMeet Boston Blackie, Because I Love Him
Leon ErrolActorWhere Did You Get That Girl?, Higher and Higher
Movies and TV shows
23
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Laura (1944)
Screenplay

Good
Score 70 to 79
2 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Screenplay
75
Pitfall (1948)
Novel

Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
The Dark Corner (1946)
Screenplay
67
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Screenplay, Story
65
Impact (1949)
Story, Writer
61
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
Screenplay

Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
7 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
It's in the Bag! (1945)
Screenplay
56
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
Additional Dialogue
55
Higher and Higher (1943)
Screenplay
47
Fly By Night (1942)
Writer

Not rated yet
8 titles
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The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Screenplay

Get Hep to Love (1942)
Screenplay

Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Story, Screenplay

Girls Under 21 (1940)
Screenplay

La Conga Nights (1940)
Screenplay

Because I Love Him
Writer





