Portrait of Norman Abbott

Directing

Norman Abbott

Career

Active from 1943 to 1984, with a break from 1944 to 1956, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Get Smart
Get Smart
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norman Abbott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Violence
    0.9, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    1.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sitcom 14
  • Character-Driven Comedy 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Lighthearted Humor 3
  • Ensemble Cast Chemistry 3
  • Wholesome Humor 3
  • Buddy Comedy 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic Comfort Viewing 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
A Love Letter to Jack Benny (1981)

Director

1970s

3 titles
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977)

Director

NBC: The First Fifty Years
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)

Creative Consultant

Once Upon a Tour
Once Upon a Tour (1972)

Producer, Director

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 44
Jack Benny's Bag
Jack Benny's Bag (1968)

Director

The Last of the Secret Agents?
The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer, Director

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 76
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)

Director

Anything Goes
Anything Goes (1954)

as Radio Announcer

Walking My Baby Back Home
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
GoodWatch score 76

as Doc

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 66
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Dialogue Coach

Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)

as Ape

Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hotel Laundry Boy (uncredited)

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

as 'Murder at Midnight' Organist

The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Whistling Messenger (uncredited)