Portrait of William Cameron Menzies

Art

William Cameron Menzies

Career

Active from 1931 to 1954, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Things to Come
Things to Come
GoodWatch score76/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1940 · Won · 12th Academy Awards

    Gone with the Wind

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    Tempest

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    Tempest, The Dove

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1929 · Won · 1st Academy Awards

    The Dove

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1930 · Nominated · 3rd Academy Awards

    Bulldog Drummond

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1930 · Nominated · 2nd Academy Awards

    Alibi

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1930 · Nominated · 2nd Academy Awards

    The Awakening

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Production Design

    1930 · Nominated · 2nd Academy Awards

    Alibi, The Awakening

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Cameron Menzies Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 70
Sunshine
Sunshine (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

Title Designer

1950s

9 titles · average score 59
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Associate Producer

Autumn in Rome
Autumn in Rome (1954)

Director

Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

Production Design, Director

The Maze
The Maze (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

Production Design, Director

The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin (1952)
GoodWatch score 89

Co-Director

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

Production Design

The Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba (1952)

Art Direction

Drums in the Deep South
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
GoodWatch score 45

Production Design, Director

The Whip Hand
The Whip Hand (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

1940s

15 titles · average score 75
Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 87

Art Direction

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Co-Director

Address Unknown
Address Unknown (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Producer

For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

Production Design

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

Production Design

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

Production Design

Kings Row
Kings Row (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

Production Design

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

Production Design

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Associate Producer

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

Special Effects

Our Town
Our Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Production Design

1930s

25 titles · average score 63
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Production Design

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Production Design, Production Designer

The Green Cockatoo
The Green Cockatoo (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Things to Come
Things to Come (1936)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

Director

Wharf Angel
Wharf Angel (1934)

Director

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

Other

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Art Direction

I Loved You Wednesday
I Loved You Wednesday (1933)

Director

Cavalcade
Cavalcade (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

Special Effects

Chandu the Magician
Chandu the Magician (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Spider
The Spider (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1920s

40 titles · average score 66
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask (1929)
GoodWatch score 85

Art Direction

Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson (1928)
GoodWatch score 77

Art Direction

The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden (1928)
GoodWatch score 56

Art Direction

Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

Art Direction

Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son (1927)

Art Direction

Kiki
Kiki (1926)
GoodWatch score 61

Art Direction

The Bat
The Bat (1926)
GoodWatch score 58

Art Direction

Cobra
Cobra (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

Art Direction

The Eagle
The Eagle (1925)
GoodWatch score 74

Set Decoration

The Lady
The Lady (1925)
GoodWatch score 74

Art Direction

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
GoodWatch score 87

Art Direction, Production Design

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
GoodWatch score 79

Art Direction

1910s

6 titles
The Misleading Widow
The Misleading Widow (1919)

Art Direction

Come Out of the Kitchen
Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)

Art Direction

Redhead
Redhead (1919)

Art Direction

His Wife's Friend
His Wife's Friend (1919)

Art Direction

Innocent
Innocent (1918)

Art Direction

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain (1917)

Art Direction