Directing
Norman Abbott
- Titles
- 16movies27TV shows
- Career
Active from 1943 to 1984, with a break from 1944 to 1956, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 31titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Get Smart83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy8.0average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.7average 3.6
- Wholesome7.1average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.9average 2.5
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Tension2.9, average 6.1
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Violence1.4, average 4.3
- Melancholy2.0, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Sitcom 15
- Nostalgic 8
- Coming-of-Age 6
- Family-Friendly 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Wholesome 4
- Wholesome Humor 4
- Family Dynamics 3
- Comfort Viewing 3
- Character-Driven Comedy 3
- Lighthearted Humor 3
- Character-Driven 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
151980s
1 title
1970s
3 titles
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
Creative Consultant
Once Upon a Tour (1972)
Producer, Director
1960s
2 titles · average score 44
Jack Benny's Bag (1968)
Director
44
The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
Director, Story
1950s
3 titles · average score 76
Anything Goes (1954)
as Radio Announcer
1940s
6 titles · average score 66
76
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Dialogue Coach
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
as Ape
60
Rio Rita (1942)
as Hotel Laundry Boy (uncredited)
71
Who Done It? (1942)
as 'Murder at Midnight' Organist
65
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
as Newsboy (uncredited)
57
Grand Central Murder (1942)
as Whistling Messenger (uncredited)