Biography
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 United States in 1932. Cashing in on his exceptional language skills on his return to the United States,...
Complete Filmography

I Aim at the Stars
1960
Writer
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun...
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
Writer
A newspaper columnist, critic and novelist suddenly becomes caretaker to an infant boy left by his parents who are being deported for what turns out t...

We're Not Married!
1952
Story
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 m...

The Las Vegas Story
1952
Story
When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.

Dancing in the Dark
1949
Additional Dialogue
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 ...

Impact
1949
Story, Writer
After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.

That Wonderful Urge
1948
Screenplay
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 cla...

Pitfall
1948
Novel
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 pr...

Call Northside 777
1948
Screenplay
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. O'Neal t...

The Dark Corner
1946
Screenplay
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunk...

It's in the Bag!
1945
Screenplay
The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.

Laura
1944
Screenplay
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Higher and Higher
1943
Screenplay
A valet to a bankrupt millionaire plans to rebuild his boss's fortune by passing a scullery maid off as a high-society debutante.

Get Hep to Love
1942
Screenplay
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.

The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
Screenplay
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 t...

Fly By Night
1942
Writer
Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escap...

Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
Story
A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law...

Meet Boston Blackie
1941
Story, Screenplay
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.

Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
Screenplay, Story
In this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common. They end up writing a hit and getting a recording contra...

Girls Under 21
1940
Screenplay
Francis Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's acti...

La Conga Nights
1940
Screenplay
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has gr...

Because I Love Him
N/A
Writer
A successful career woman sacrifices her own future to devote herself to her husband who only has one year to live.