Portrait of Dudley Murphy

Directing

Dudley Murphy

Career

Active from 1921 to 1944, busiest in 1928 and 1929 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dudley Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.4, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

4 titles
Alma de bronce
Alma de bronce (1944)

Director

Yolanda
Yolanda (1943)

Director

I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (1941)

Director

Alabamy Bound
Alabamy Bound (1941)

Director

1930s

10 titles · average score 67
One Third of a Nation
One Third of a Nation (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Adaptation, Director

Main Street Lawyer
Main Street Lawyer (1939)

Director

Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love (1936)

Director

The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Dracula
Dracula (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

Dialogue, Continuity

Confessions of a Co-Ed
Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

Director

Drácula
Drácula (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

Dialogue

He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man (1931)

Director

1920s

9 titles · average score 62
Black and Tan
Black and Tan (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Jazz Heaven
Jazz Heaven (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Skyscraper
Skyscraper (1928)

Story, Original Story

Stocks and Blondes
Stocks and Blondes (1928)

Screenplay, Director

Alex The Great
Alex The Great (1928)

Writer, Director

Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique (1924)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography, Director

Danse macabre
Danse macabre (1922)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Soul of the Cypress
Soul of the Cypress (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography, Writer