From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lamar Jefferson Trotti (October 18, 1900 – August 28, 1952) was an American screenwriter, producer, and motion picture executive. In the silent film era, he was a reporter for the daily Atlanta Georgian, where he interviewed many show business people, such as Viola Dana. Later, Trotti became an executive at Fox Film Corporation in 1933 and after its 1935 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures to become 20th Century Fox, he remained with the company until his death. He wrote about fifty films for the studio, producing many of them. He only wrote one screenplay for another studio, You Can't Buy Everything (1934) for MGM. He won an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 1944 for Wilson and was nominated for Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1952). He received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, the lifetime achievement award of the WGA, in 1983. Trotti was in ill heath towards the end of his life and had taken six months leave from Fox when he died of a heart attack at hospital near his summer home in St Malo. He was survived by a widow, a son and a daughter. His eldest son had died in a car crash in 1950. Henry Koster later wrote that he thought Trotti died of "a broken heart" because of his son's death. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 18, 1900
- August 28, 1952 (aged 51)
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Writer and producer
- 36 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
What are Lamar Trotti's films like?
Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 35
A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 12 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 1
Gentle 14 · Charged 15 · Intense 6
Steady 20 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0
Casual 23 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5
Resolved 33 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy19
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Other1
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 Lamar Trotti's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lamar Trotti'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
58 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.
The Jackals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
O. Henry's Full House(1952)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
With a Song in My Heart(1952)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
As Young as You Feel(1951)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Cheaper by the Dozen(1950)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
My Blue Heaven(1950)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
You're My Everything(1949)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Yellow Sky(1948)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Walls of Jericho(1948)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
When My Baby Smiles at Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Captain from Castile(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Mother Wore Tights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Razor's Edge(1946)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Colonel Effingham's Raid(1946)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
A Bell for Adano(1945)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Wilson(1944)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Guadalcanal Diary(1943)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Immortal Sergeant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident(1943)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Thunder Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Tales of Manhattan(1942)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
To the Shores of Tripoli(1942)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Belle Starr(1941)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
A Yank in the RAF(1941)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Man Hunt(1941)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Hudson's Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Brigham Young(1940)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Kentucky(1938)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Gateway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
In Old Chicago(1938)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
This Is My Affair(1937)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Time Out for Romance(1937)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Can This Be Dixie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Pepper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Country Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Gentle Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The First Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
This Is the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend(1935)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Life Begins at 40(1935)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Judge Priest(1934)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all filmsCall It Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Hold That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
You Can't Buy Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Man Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Career shape
A full career of 53 titles from 1933 to 1967.
Biggest box office
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Highest rated
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Most popular right now
Yellow Sky (1948)
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 Lamar Trotti's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 36 titles divides audiences: 26 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser26
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 35 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 Lamar Trotti work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lamar Trotti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 18.
Directors
- Henry KingShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), Captain from Castile (1947), A Bell for Adano (1945), Wilson (1944), A Yank in the RAF (1941), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), In Old Chicago (1938)See all 7 shared titles with Henry King
- Walter LangShared titles: With a Song in My Heart (1952), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), You're My Everything (1949), The Baroness and the Butler (1938)See all 4 shared titles with Walter Lang
- John FordShared titles: Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), Steamboat Round the Bend (1935), Judge Priest (1934)See all 4 shared titles with John Ford
- Henry KosterShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), Stars and Stripes Forever (1952), My Blue Heaven (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Koster
Writers
- Dudley NicholsShared titles: Man Hunt (1941), Life Begins at 40 (1935), Steamboat Round the Bend (1935), Judge Priest (1934)See all 4 shared titles with Dudley Nichols
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), You're My Everything (1949), Captain from Castile (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946), Wilson (1944), To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), A Yank in the RAF (1941), Man Hunt (1941), Brigham Young (1940), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
- Kathryn ScolaShared titles: Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), The Baroness and the Butler (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Kathryn Scola
- Ben HechtShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), Tales of Manhattan (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Hecht
Actors
- Tyrone PowerShared titles: American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950), Captain from Castile (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946), A Yank in the RAF (1941), Brigham Young (1940), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), In Old Chicago (1938)See all 7 shared titles with Tyrone Power
- Anne BaxterShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), You're My Everything (1949), The Walls of Jericho (1948), Yellow Sky (1948), The Razor's Edge (1946)See all 5 shared titles with Anne Baxter
- Henry FondaShared titles: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Tales of Manhattan (1942), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)See all 5 shared titles with Henry Fonda
- John CarradineShared titles: Man Hunt (1941), Brigham Young (1940), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), This Is My Affair (1937)See all 5 shared titles with John Carradine
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), You're My Everything (1949), The Walls of Jericho (1948), Yellow Sky (1948), Captain from Castile (1947), The Razor's Edge (1946), A Bell for Adano (1945), Wilson (1944), To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), A Yank in the RAF (1941) and 6 moreSee newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Alfred Newman
- Barbara McLeanShared titles: O. Henry's Full House (1952), Captain from Castile (1947), A Bell for Adano (1945), Wilson (1944), A Yank in the RAF (1941), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), In Old Chicago (1938), The Baroness and the Butler (1938)See all 8 shared titles with Barbara McLean
- Cyril J. MockridgeShared titles: As Young as You Feel (1951), American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Belle Starr (1941), Brigham Young (1940)See all 7 shared titles with Cyril J. Mockridge
- Arthur C. MillerShared titles: The Walls of Jericho (1948), The Razor's Edge (1946), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Man Hunt (1941), Brigham Young (1940), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Baroness and the Butler (1938)See all 7 shared titles with Arthur C. Miller
Producers
- Kenneth MacgowanShared titles: Belle Starr (1941), Man Hunt (1941), Brigham Young (1940), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), This Is My Affair (1937)See all 6 shared titles with Kenneth Macgowan
- Sol M. WurtzelShared titles: Life Begins at 40 (1935), Steamboat Round the Bend (1935), Judge Priest (1934)See all 3 shared titles with Sol M. Wurtzel
- Len HammondShared titles: Belle Starr (1941), Man Hunt (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Len Hammond
- Raymond GriffithShared titles: Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Baroness and the Butler (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Griffith
Mixed roles
- Milton SperlingShared titles: To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Milton Sperling
- Irvin S. CobbShared titles: Steamboat Round the Bend (1935), Judge Priest (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Irvin S. Cobb
