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Jerry Wald is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer and Additional Dialogue American born on 16 september 1911 at Brooklyn (USA)

Jerry Wald

Jerry Wald
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Birth name Jerome Irving Wald
Nationality USA
Birth 16 september 1911 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 13 july 1962 (at 50 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)

Jerry Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962) was an American screenwriter and a producer of films and radio programs.

Best films

Key Largo (1948)
(Producer)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
(Producer)
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
(Producer)
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
(Producer)
Let's Make Love (1960)
(Producer)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
(Producer)

Usually with

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(33 films)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
(20 films)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
(18 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jerry Wald (98 films)

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Actor

Director

Wild in the Country, 1h54
Directed by Jerry Wald, Clifford Odets, Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, John Ireland, Gary Lockwood
Rating62% 3.1490853.1490853.1490853.1490853.149085
The movie starts off with Glenn Tyler (Elvis Presley) getting into a fight with, and badly injuring, his drunken brother. A court releases him on probation into the care of his uncle in a small town, appointing Irene Sperry (Hope Lange) to give him psychological counselling. Marked as a trouble-maker, he is falsely suspected of various misdemeanors including an affair with Irene. Eventually shown to be innocent, he leaves to go to college and become a writer.

Scriptwriter

The Lusty Men, 1h53
Directed by Robert Parrish, Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, John Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt, Frank Faylen, Walter Coy
Roles Writer
Rating73% 3.688243.688243.688243.688243.68824
When longtime professional rodeo competitor Jeff McCloud (Robert Mitchum) is injured by a Brahma bull he was trying to ride, he decides to quit. He hitchhikes to his childhood home, a decrepit place now owned by Jeremiah (Burt Mustin). Run down as it is, it is the dream home for Wes Merritt (Arthur Kennedy) and his wife Louise (Susan Hayward). They are painstakingly saving up the money to buy it from Wes's meager wages as a cowhand. Wes recognizes Jeff as a once-prominent rodeo rider, and introduces himself, then helps Jeff gets a job at the same ranch. Wes has competed in some local rodeos, but has the ambition to do more, and wants Jeff to help him improve his skills.
My Dream Is Yours, 1h41
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall
Rating65% 3.2966153.2966153.2966153.2966153.296615
The film opens in Los Angeles, where Doug Blake (Carson) is dumped as a manager by Gary Mitchell (Bowman). He goes to New York City to find a new singer to replace Gary on the Hour of Enchantment radio show. While in New York, he discovers Martha Gibson (Day) turning records in a jukebox factory. He takes her to Los Angeles and tries to introduce her to Felix Hofer (Sakall). His efforts lead to a series of communication failures.
The Hard Way, 1h49
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Gladys George, Faye Emerson, Joan Leslie, Paul Cavanagh
Roles Story
Rating70% 3.543563.543563.543563.543563.54356
Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) is an ambitious woman, determined to once and for all become rich. She pushes her younger sister Katie (Joan Leslie) into a marriage with singer/dancer Albert Runkel (Jack Carson). Katie has no interest in the man, but is desperate to leave the poor conditions she and her sister live in, a dirty steel town. Runkel's partner Paul Collins (Dennis Morgan) sees what Helen's real intentions are and tries to stop her from breaking Runkel's heart.
Manpower
Manpower (1941)
, 1h43
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft, Frank McHugh, Eve Arden, Barton MacLane
Rating65% 3.298023.298023.298023.298023.29802
A leg injury causes Los Angeles power line worker Hank McHenry to give up field work and accept a promotion to foreman. His crew includes good friend Johnny Marshall and old Pop Duval.
Million Dollar Baby, 1h40
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Rosemary Lane, Ronald Reagan, May Robson, Lee Patrick
Rating63% 3.196173.196173.196173.196173.19617
When wealthy American expatriate Cornelia Wheelwright (Robson) is informed by her longtime lawyers that her late father swindled his partner, Fortune McCallister, out of $700,000, she acts decisively. First, because James Amory is the only lawyer in the firm to be outraged by the injustice, she hires him and fires the rest of the firm. His first task is to locate all of McCallister's heirs. It turns out there is only one: granddaughter Pam McCallister (Lane).
Out of the Fog, 1h25
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Aline MacMahon, Eddie Albert, John Qualen
Rating67% 3.3958453.3958453.3958453.3958453.395845
Two aging men Goodwin and Johnson (Mitchell and Qualen) are fishermen in their spare time. They are trying to buy a new boat, but their Brooklyn pier is controlled by Goff, a gangster (Garfield), who extorts "protection" money of $5 a week from them. Goodwin's daughter (Lupino) falls in love with Goff who learns that Goodwin has tried to persuade her to holiday in Cuba. After he demands $190 from them, the sum Goodwin had promised his daughter, the fishermen plan to kill the gangster. Neither though can go through with the act. When the gangster realises what they intend to do, he attempts to strike one of them but falls into the sea and drowns. Goff turns out to have been a wanted man in five cities, and they recover the extorted money.
Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1941)
, 1h48
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Martha Raye, Herbert Anderson, Jack Carson
Rating57% 2.854732.854732.854732.854732.85473
Lilibelle Bolton (Martha Raye) et Margie Jordan (Ann Sheridan) travaillent à Honolulu. Un navire de la Marine transportant Cake O'Hare (Jack Oakie) et l'ex-mari de Lilibelle, Powerhouse Bolton (Jack Haley), arrive au port.
Torrid Zone, 1h28
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Andy Devine, Helen Vinson, Jerome Cowan
Rating66% 3.3465153.3465153.3465153.3465153.346515
Steve Case (Pat O'Brien) has to deal with trouble at his tropical fruit company's Central American banana plantation. A revolutionary, Rosario La Mata (George Tobias), is stirring up unrest among the workers, and the only man who can handle the situation, foreman Nick Butler (James Cagney), has just quit. Steve manages to persuade Nick to stick around (for a big bonus). Adding to the complications is Lee Donley (Ann Sheridan), a woman whom Steve has ordered out of the region for causing a different kind of trouble among the men.
Brother Orchid, 1h28
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4959153.4959153.4959153.4959153.495915
Crime boss Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires suddenly, giving leadership of his gang to Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), while he leaves for a tour of Europe to acquire "class". However, Sarto is repeatedly swindled and finally loses all his money.
They Drive by Night, 1h35
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, George Tobias
Rating71% 3.5972353.5972353.5972353.5972353.597235
Brothers Joe (George Raft) and Paul Fabrini (Humphrey Bogart) are independent truck drivers who make a meager living transporting goods. Joe convinces Paul to start their own small, one-truck business, staying one step ahead of loan shark Farnsworth (an uncredited Charles Halton), who is trying to repossess their truck.
Flight Angels, 1h14
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Wyman, John Ridgely
Roles Story
Rating56% 2.808772.808772.808772.808772.80877
Although "ace" commercial airline pilot, Chick Faber (Dennis Morgan) is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves (Ralph Bellamy) when a flight physical reveals that his eyesight is failing. Aided by stewardess Mary Norvell (Virginia Bruce) and her friend, Nan Hudson (Jane Wyman), Graves persuades Chick to take a job as teacher in the school for stewardesses. While he remains at the airline, along with engineer, Artie Dixon (Wayne Morris), he continues work on the design of a secret research aircraft, he calls the "stratosphere ship" that will revolutionize commercial aviation by flying faster and higher than any current type.
Three Cheers for the Irish, 1h39
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan, Virginia Grey, Irene Hervey, Alan Hale
Rating63% 3.1936853.1936853.1936853.1936853.193685
Un jeune homme écossais et une jeune fille irlandaise risquent la colère de leur famille en se mariant.
The Roaring Twenties, 1h44
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn
Rating78% 3.9461853.9461853.9461853.9461853.946185
Three men meet in a foxhole during the waning days of World War I: Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney), George Hally (Humphrey Bogart) and Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn), and experience trials and tribulations from the Armistice through the passage of the 18th Amendment leading to the Prohibition period of the 1920s and the violence which erupted due to it, all the way through the 1929 stock market crash to its conclusion at the end of 1933, only days after the 21st Amendment brought an end to the Prohibition era.