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Allen Boretz

Writer · Died May 21, 1986, aged 85 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Allen Boretz (1900–1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s. His film credits include It Ain't Hay (1943), Step Lively (1944), Up in Arms (1944), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), Copacabana (1947), My Girl Tisa (1948), and Two Guys from Texas (1949). . Boretz' screenwriting ended abruptly when he was blacklisted in the early 1950s. However, Room Service has never stopped being produced by professional and amateur theatrical companies throughout the world, and has been revived on Broadway several times.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 31, 1900
Died
May 21, 1986 (aged 85)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Allen Boretz's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
66%
Morality
18%
Self
9%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Absurd
6
Manic
2
Romantic
4
Warm
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Allen Boretz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Allen Boretz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Adieu Berthe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • The Girl from Jones Beach(1949)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Adaptation

  • Two Guys from Texas(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Girl Tisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • It Had to Be You(1947)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Where There's Life(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Copacabana(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Princess and the Pirate(1944)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Step Lively(1944)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bathing Beauty(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Up in Arms(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • It Ain't Hay(1943)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hit the Ice(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Room Service(1938)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1938 to 1970.

Highest rated

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Midcredits 72nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing14 of 14: 14 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s12 · crew1970s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Allen Boretz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Midcredits 72nd · 66% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Allen Boretz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allen Boretz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Hartman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers