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Jerry Wald

Jerry Wald

Producer and writer · Died July 13, 1962, aged 50 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born
September 16, 1911
Died
July 13, 1962 (aged 50)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 105 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Jerry Wald's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Musical4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Musical movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
23%
Morality
17%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love21 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 17 · Dark 23

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

Grounded 30 · Stylized 31 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 21 · Charged 28 · Intense 18

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

Steady 35 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 16

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

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 37 · 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 36 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 20

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

Resolved 57 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Melancholic
27
Romantic
27
Joyful
19
Warm
14
Other
57

How their films linger

Feel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Jerry Wald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry Wald'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

105 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Stripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wild in the Country(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Return to Peyton Place(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Let's Make Love(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sons and Lovers(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Story on Page One(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Beloved Infidel(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Everything(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Sound and the Fury(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mardi Gras(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Long, Hot Summer(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • In Love and War(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Peyton Place(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Them for Me(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • No Down Payment(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • An Affair to Remember(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Harder They Fall(1956)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Eddy Duchin Story(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Queen Bee(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Miss Sadie Thompson(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • The Lusty Men(1952)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Clash by Night(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Macao(1952)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Two Tickets to Broadway(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Behave Yourself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Storm Warning(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Breaking Point(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Menagerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Caged(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Strangers(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Young Man with a Horn(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Inspector General(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Always Leave Them Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Task Force(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Flamingo Road(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • John Loves Mary(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Don Juan(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • To the Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Johnny Belinda(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Key Largo(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dark Passage(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Unfaithful(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Little Miss Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jerry Wald

  • Possessed(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Humoresque(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Pride of the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • Objective, Burma!(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • In Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • Destination Tokyo(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Background to Danger(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer · Story

  • George Washington Slept Here(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Across the Pacific(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Juke Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Associate Producer

  • Larceny, Inc(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • All Through the Night(1942)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Navy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • Manpower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Out of the Fog(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • They Drive by Night(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Brother Orchid(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Flight Angels(1940)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Torrid Zone(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Three Cheers for the Irish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Brother Rat and a Baby(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Roaring Twenties(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • On Your Toes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Naughty But Nice(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Kid from Kokomo(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Going Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Hard to Get (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Brother Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Garden of the Moon(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Gold Diggers in Paris(1938)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Hotel(1937)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Varsity Show(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ready, Willing and Able(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sing Me a Love Song(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sons o' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Stars Over Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • I Live for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Little Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Broadway Gondolier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Additional Dialogue

  • In Caliente(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Living on Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Sweet Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Maybe It's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Twenty Million Sweethearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Story

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · as Jerry Wald - Radio Row Reporter

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer · as Himself

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Rambling Round Radio Row #4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · as Self

  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer · as Jerry Wald

Career shape

A full career of 101 titles from 1932 to 1963.

Biggest box office

An Affair to Remember (1957)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Let's Make Love (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 101: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting6 of 101: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting35 of 101: 30 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing61 of 101: 58 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew2 of 101: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

101 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1930s30 · 2 acting · 30 crew1940s38 · 1 acting · 37 crew1950s28 · crew1960s5 · 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 Jerry Wald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 69; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Mardi Gras (1958)

55th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 67 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.

Is Jerry Wald's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles5–32 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 1 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jerry Wald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Wald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Macaulay shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles