Portrait of Joseph M. Newman

Directing

Joseph M. Newman

Career

Active from 1938 to 1965, busiest in 1961 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards · Best Assistant Director

    1937 · Nominated · 9th Academy Awards

    San Francisco

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Assistant Director

    1936 · Nominated · 8th Academy Awards

    David Copperfield

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph M. Newman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

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

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Post-War America 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Rise and Fall Story 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Cavalry 2
  • American West 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

1960s

5 titles · average score 58
A Thunder of Drums
A Thunder of Drums (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The George Raft Story
The George Raft Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Twenty Plus Two
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Lawbreakers
The Lawbreakers (1961)

Director

1950s

18 titles · average score 56
The Big Circus
The Big Circus (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Tarzan, the Ape Man
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Flight to Hong Kong
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

This Island Earth
This Island Earth (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Dangerous Crossing
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Pony Soldier
Pony Soldier (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Love Nest
Love Nest (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1940s

16 titles · average score 64
Abandoned
Abandoned (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Great Dan Patch
The Great Dan Patch (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Amazing Mr. Nordill
The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)

Director

The Luckiest Guy in the World
The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Diary of a Sergeant
Diary of a Sergeant (1945)

Director

Don't Talk
Don't Talk (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Northwest Rangers
Northwest Rangers (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Vendetta
Vendetta (1942)

Director

Respect the Law
Respect the Law (1941)

Director

Coffins on Wheels
Coffins on Wheels (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Buyer Beware
Buyer Beware (1940)

Director

Know Your Money
Know Your Money (1940)

Director

1930s

14 titles · average score 76
The Story of Alfred Nobel
The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)

Director

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

Director

Money to Loan
Money to Loan (1939)

Director

Man's Greatest Friend
Man's Greatest Friend (1938)

Director

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Assistant Director

Maytime
Maytime (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

Assistant Director

San Francisco
San Francisco (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

Assistant Director

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Assistant Director

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 82

Assistant Director

China Seas
China Seas (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

Assistant Director

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1934)
GoodWatch score 80

Assistant Director

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Assistant Director