Writing

Jay Dratler

Born September 14, 1911 · New York City, New York, USA

Died September 21, 1968 · aged 57

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jay Dratler (September 14, 1910- September 25, 1968) was an American screenwriter and novelist. Born in New York City, his mother was from Austria. After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the late 1920s, he studied at the Sorbonne in France and the University of Vienna, becoming fluent in French and German. He returned to the Unite…

Known For

The Dark CornerThe Dark Corner · 1946
The Dark Corner
★ 6.61946
MovieCrimeDrama
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.
LauraLaura · 1944
Laura
★ 7.61944
MovieDramaMystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Call Northside 777Call Northside 777 · 1948
Call Northside 777
★ 6.71948
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
We're Not Married!We're Not Married! · 1952
We're Not Married!
★ 6.01952
MovieComedyRomance
A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.
That Wonderful UrgeThat Wonderful Urge · 1948
That Wonderful Urge
★ 6.81948
MovieRomanceComedy
When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.
PitfallPitfall · 1948
Pitfall
★ 6.91948
MovieDramaCrime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
The Las Vegas StoryThe Las Vegas Story · 1952
The Las Vegas Story
★ 6.01952
MovieDramaCrime
When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.
Dancing in the DarkDancing in the Dark · 1949
Dancing in the Dark
★ 6.01949
MovieComedyRomance
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.

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The Wife Takes a FlyerThe Wife Takes a Flyer · 1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
★ 5.51942
MovieWarComedy
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

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