Portrait of Walter Forde

Directing

Walter Forde

Career

Active from 1921 to 1949, busiest in 1930 and 1939 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Forde Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Supernatural Elements 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Cardboard Cavalier
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Producer, Director

The Master of Bankdam
The Master of Bankdam (1947)

Producer, Director

Time Flies
Time Flies (1944)

Director

The Peterville Diamond
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

It's That Man Again
It's That Man Again (1943)

Director

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Atlantic Ferry
Atlantic Ferry (1941)

Director

Gasbags
Gasbags (1941)

Director

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Sailors Three
Sailors Three (1940)

Director

Saloon Bar
Saloon Bar (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1930s

27 titles ยท average score 64
Cheer Boys Cheer
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)

as Pianist at Wedding

Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous (1939)

Director

The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Kicking the Moon Around
Kicking the Moon Around (1938)

Director

Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

King of the Damned
King of the Damned (1935)

Director

Chu Chin Chow
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Rome Express
Rome Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Jack's the Boy
Jack's the Boy (1932)

Director

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1931)

Director

1920s

11 titles
The Silent House
The Silent House (1929)

Editor, Director

Would You Believe It!
Would You Believe It! (1929)

Director

What Next?
What Next? (1929)

as Walter

Wait and See
Wait and See (1928)

as Monty Merton

Walter's Paying Policy
Walter's Paying Policy (1926)

as Walter

Walter the Sleuth
Walter the Sleuth (1926)

as Walter

Walter Makes a Movie
Walter Makes a Movie (1922)

as Walter

Walter Wants Work
Walter Wants Work (1922)

Director

Walter's Trying Frolic
Walter's Trying Frolic (1922)

as Walter / Lord Gadabout

Walter Finds a Father
Walter Finds a Father (1921)

as Walter

The Economist
The Economist (1921)

as Edwin