Portrait of S. Sylvan Simon

Directing

S. Sylvan Simon

Career

Active from 1937 to 1949, busiest in 1942 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
S. Sylvan Simon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

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

Thanks

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 69
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

Father Is a Bachelor
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

1940s

25 titles ยท average score 61
Lust for Gold
Lust for Gold (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Son of Lassie
Son of Lassie (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road (1944)

Director

Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Keeping Company
Keeping Company (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas (1939)

Director

Spring Madness
Spring Madness (1938)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)

Director

The Road to Reno
The Road to Reno (1938)

Director

The Nurse from Brooklyn
The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)

Director

A Girl with Ideas
A Girl with Ideas (1937)

Director

Prescription for Romance
Prescription for Romance (1937)

Director