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Lesser Samuels

Career

Active from 1936 to 1956, busiest in 1940 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lesser Samuels Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24

Screenplay, Associate Producer

The Long Wait
The Long Wait (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Producer

Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer

Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You! (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

No Way Out
No Way Out (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Tonight and Every Night
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Unholy Partners
Unholy Partners (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet (1940)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 63
Sailing Along
Sailing Along (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Writer

Gangway
Gangway (1937)

Writer

O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S. (1937)

Screenplay

It's Love Again
It's Love Again (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay