Portrait of Sam Wood

Directing

Sam Wood

Career

Active from 1920 to 1950, busiest in 1920 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Wood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Farce 3
  • Classic Hollywood Romance 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Silent Era 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1950s

1 title · average score 64
Ambush
Ambush (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

1940s

14 titles · average score 68
The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Command Decision
Command Decision (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Ivy
Ivy (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer, Director

Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Kings Row
Kings Row (1942)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Our Town
Our Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1930s

26 titles · average score 61
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Raffles
Raffles (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Producer

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

Whipsaw
Whipsaw (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party (1934)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Stamboul Quest
Stamboul Quest (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Huddle
Huddle (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Paid
Paid (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1920s

37 titles · average score 58
So This Is College
So This Is College (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Fair Co-Ed
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Rookies
Rookies (1927)

Director

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)

Director

Beyond the Rocks
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Her Husband’s Trademark
Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)

Director

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)

Director

My American Wife
My American Wife (1922)

Director

Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy (1921)

Director, Adaptation

Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything (1921)

Director

Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust (1920)

Director

1910s

1 title · average score 62
The Little American
The Little American (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)