Portrait of Monta Bell

Directing

Monta Bell

Career

Active from 1924 to 1945, with a break from 1934 to 1944, busiest in 1925 and 1926 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Downstairs
Downstairs
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Monta Bell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 59
China's Little Devils
China's Little Devils (1945)

Director

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

Producer

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Producer

Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 58
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

Men in White
Men in White (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Student Tour
Student Tour (1934)

Producer

The Worst Woman in Paris?
The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)

Director, Writer

Downstairs
Downstairs (1932)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

Personal Maid
Personal Maid (1931)

Director

Up for Murder
Up for Murder (1931)

Director, Producer

Young Man of Manhattan
Young Man of Manhattan (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

East Is West
East Is West (1930)

Director

The Big Pond
The Big Pond (1930)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

Laughter
Laughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

Behind the Make-Up
Behind the Make-Up (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

1920s

19 titles ยท average score 62
Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer

Man, Woman and Sin
Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Story

After Midnight
After Midnight (1927)

Story, Director

Torrent
Torrent (1926)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Upstage
Upstage (1926)

Director

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1926)

Director

The Popular Sin
The Popular Sin (1926)

Story

Lady of the Night
Lady of the Night (1925)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Lights of Old Broadway
Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

The King On Main Street
The King On Main Street (1925)

Director, Writer

Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies (1925)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Snob
The Snob (1924)

Scenario Writer, Director

1910s

1 title ยท average score 71
The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1917)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man (uncredited)