Portrait of Fred Niblo

Directing

Fred Niblo

Career

Active from 1913 to 1941, busiest in 1919 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Niblo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Silent Film Era 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Silent Era Drama 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

as J. Rufus Wallingford

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Crazy House
Crazy House (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Studio Executive

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Life with Henry
Life with Henry (1941)

as Mr.Sam Aldrich

I'm Still Alive
I'm Still Alive (1940)

as Fred, Third Director

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as John Braun

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 58
Diamond Cut Diamond
Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)

Director

Two White Arms
Two White Arms (1932)

Director

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)

Director

Redemption
Redemption (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Way Out West
Way Out West (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1920s

30 titles ยท average score 70
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Dream of Love
Dream of Love (1928)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Enemy
The Enemy (1927)

Producer, Director

The Devil Dancer
The Devil Dancer (1927)

Director

The Temptress
The Temptress (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Red Lily
The Red Lily (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Original Story

Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand (1922)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1921)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Sex
Sex (1920)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Her Husband's Friend
Her Husband's Friend (1920)

Director

1910s

13 titles
Dangerous Hours
Dangerous Hours (1919)

Director

The Haunted Bedroom
The Haunted Bedroom (1919)

Director

Partners Three
Partners Three (1919)

Director

Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1919)

Director

What Every Woman Learns
What Every Woman Learns (1919)

Director

The Law of Men
The Law of Men (1919)

Director

The Virtuous Thief
The Virtuous Thief (1919)

Director

Happy Though Married
Happy Though Married (1919)

Director

When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat? (1918)

Director

The Marriage Ring
The Marriage Ring (1918)

Director

Coals of Fire
Coals of Fire (1918)

as Rev. Charles Alden

The Gangsters
The Gangsters (1913)

Writer