7.5
Movie
Writing
Jo Eisinger
- Born
- Died
- (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 26 titles
Biography
Jo Eisinger (July 24, 1909 – January 1991) was a film and television writer whose career spanned more than 40 years from the early 1940s well into the 1980s. He is widely recognized as the writer of two of the most psychologically complex film noirs, Gilda (1946) and Night and the City (1950).
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
7.5
Movie
Night and the City
5.7
Movie
Cold Sweat
6.1
Movie
Crime of Passion
5.0
Movie
The Jigsaw Man
7.3
TV
Danger Man
6.0
Movie
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.9
Movie
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
6.0
Movie
The Sleeping City
6.1
Movie
The House of the Seven Hawks
5.6
Movie
The Spider
5.0
Movie
The Big Boodle
5.2
Movie
Oscar Wilde
6.0
Movie
The Dirty Game
6.9
TV
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
5.2
Movie
The System
6.2
Movie
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
6.8
Movie
Mistress of the World - Part I
Crew credits 26
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Jigsaw Man Film | Screenplay |
| 1983 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye TV | Writer (2 ep) |
| 1970 | Cold Sweat Film | Writer |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegas Film | Dialogue, Screenplay |
| 1967 | The Rover Film | Writer |
| 1967 | The Scorpio Letters Film | Writer |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower Film | Screenplay |
| 1965 | The Dirty Game Film | Writer |
| 1960 | Danger Man TV | Writer (6 ep) |
| 1960 | Oscar Wilde Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1960 | Mistress of the World - Part II Film | Writer |
| 1960 | Mistress of the World - Part I Film | Writer |
| 1959 | As the Sea Rages Film | Writer |
| 1959 | The House of the Seven Hawks Film | Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years TV | Writer (9 ep) |
| 1957 | The Big Boodle Film | Screenplay |
| 1956 | Crime of Passion Film | Screenplay, Story |
| 1955 | Bedevilled Film | Writer |
| 1955 | Paris Precinct TV | Creator |
| 1953 | The System Film | Writer |
| 1950 | The Sleeping City Film | Screenplay, Story |
| 1950 | Night and the City Film | Screenplay |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down Film | Novel |
| 1946 | Gilda Film | Adaptation |
| 1945 | The Spider Film | Writer |
| 1942 | Just Off Broadway Film | Idea |