Portrait of William F. Claxton

Directing

William F. Claxton

Career

Active from 1948 to 2014, with a break from 1989 to 2013, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William F. Claxton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Iconic Theme Music 2
  • Mid-Century Americana 2
  • Slow-Paced Narrative 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Frontier Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)

Director

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 27
Territorial Men
Territorial Men (1976)

Director

Night of the Lepus
Night of the Lepus (1972)
GoodWatch score 27

Director

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 56
A Letter to Nancy
A Letter to Nancy (1965)

Director

Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Stage to Thunder Rock
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

I'll Give My Life
I'll Give My Life (1960)

Director

Young Jesse James
Young Jesse James (1960)

Director

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 52
Pay the Piper
Pay the Piper (1959)

Director

Teenage Challenge
Teenage Challenge (1958)

Director

God's Christmas Gift
God's Christmas Gift (1958)

Director

The Quiet Gun
The Quiet Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

God Is My Partner
God Is My Partner (1957)

Director

Rockabilly Baby
Rockabilly Baby (1957)

Producer, Director

Young and Dangerous
Young and Dangerous (1957)

Director

Stagecoach to Fury
Stagecoach to Fury (1956)

Director

The Christmas Spirit
The Christmas Spirit (1956)

Director

Fangs of the Wild
Fangs of the Wild (1954)

Director

All That I Have
All That I Have (1951)

Director

Home Town Story
Home Town Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

Editor

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Tucson
Tucson (1949)

Director

Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnight (1948)

Director

Fighting Back
Fighting Back (1948)

Editor

Dangerous Years
Dangerous Years (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Supervising Editor

The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key (1947)

Editor

Backlash
Backlash (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

Editor

The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall (1947)

Editor, Supervising Editor

Strange Journey
Strange Journey (1946)

Editor

Deadline for Murder
Deadline for Murder (1946)

Editor

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Editor

International Lady
International Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor

Kit Carson
Kit Carson (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor