Writing · 1911 to 1962

Jerry Wald

Best rated: The Roaring Twenties (7.9)

Films: 27
Avg rating: 7.03
Peak run: 1939’41
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 27
Avg rating: 7.03
Peak run: 1939’41
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

Jerry Wald, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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193427 films1943

Current formLast 5: 6.86 vs career 7.03 (−0.17)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Jerry by the numbers

Average

7.03

7 rated films

Vote weighted

7.07

bigger films count more

Median

7.0

half are better

Consistency

±0.45

rating spread

Career

10y

1934 to 1943

Total votes

49.1K

across every film

Best

7.9

The Roaring Twenties

Worst

6.6

Manpower

Newest first

Filmography

Writing filmography

1943	The Hard Way	7.1	1,766
1941	Million Dollar Baby	·	581
1941	Navy Blues	·	393
1941	Out of the Fog	6.7	2,825
1941	Manpower	6.6	1,961
1940	Brother Orchid	7.0	3,479
1940	Flight Angels	·	321
1940	They Drive by Night	7.2	10,184
1940	3 Cheers for the Irish	·	336
1940	Torrid Zone	6.7	1,610
1939	The Kid from Kokomo	·	260
1939	Naughty But Nice	·	410
1939	On Your Toes	·	269
1939	The Roaring Twenties	7.9	17,848
1938	Brother Rat	·	573
1938	Garden of the Moon	·	339
1938	Going Places	·	509
1938	Gold Diggers in Paris	·	550
1938	Hard to Get	·	847
1937	Hollywood Hotel	·	918

Better together?

Jerry Wald's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Jerry Wald

3 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Picture · Academy Awards 1961
Jerry Wald, Producer
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 1958
Jerry Wald, Producer
Nominated
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · Academy Awards 1949
Jerry Wald
Won

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