Directing
James Parrott
- Titles
- 130movies
- Career
Active from 1918 to 2024, with a break from 1939 to 2001, busiest in 1927 and 1930 with 13 main titles each.
- Directed
- 82titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Music Box77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy9.0average 2.5
- Situational Comedy8.4average 2.7
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Absurdist Humor4.6average 2.0
- Wholesome5.8average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Psychological1.8, average 5.6
- Mystery1.3, average 4.1
- Melancholy2.0, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Slapstick Comedy 5
- Physical Gags 5
- Family-Friendly 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Silent Film 3
- Physical Humor 3
- Fast-Paced 3
- Classic Slapstick 3
- Physical Comedy 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Historical Comedy 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Stan LaurelActorWay Out West, Pardon Us, Block-Heads, Perfect Day, Swiss Miss, +37 more
Oliver HardyActorWay Out West, Pardon Us, Block-Heads, Perfect Day, Fluttering Hearts, +35 more
Charley ChaseActorHard Knocks, Fluttering Hearts, Chasing Husbands, Girl Grief, Sittin' Pretty, +32 more
Richard C. CurrierEditorPardon Us, The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case, Below Zero, Should Married Men Go Home?, Come Clean, +22 more
Charlie HallActorFluttering Hearts, Two Tars, Should Married Men Go Home?, The Hoose-Gow, Unfriendly Enemies, +16 more
H.M. WalkerWriterFluttering Hearts, The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case, Should Married Men Go Home?, Laurel & Hardy: Year Two, Hog Wild, +13 more
James FinlaysonActorWay Out West, Pardon Us, Block-Heads, The Hoose-Gow, Unfriendly Enemies, +9 more
Charley RogersActorWay Out West, Come Clean, The Midnight Patrol, Helpmates, The Music Box, +8 more- MMarvin HatleyActorWay Out West, Block-Heads, Come Clean, Another Fine Mess, Helpmates, +4 more
- AArt LloydCinematographerWay Out West, Block-Heads, Come Clean, Helpmates, Their First Mistake, +4 more
Leo McCareyWriterPerfect Day, Should Married Men Go Home?, Chasing Husbands, Laurel & Hardy: Year Two, Sittin' Pretty, +4 more
George StevensCinematographerThe Laurel-Hardy Murder Case, Below Zero, Should Married Men Go Home?, Brats, Blotto, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1302020s
2 titles
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
Writer, Director
Laurel & Hardy: Year One (2023)
Director
2000s
2 titles · average score 73
73
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
Set Decoration
1930s
50 titles · average score 69
72
Block-Heads (1938)
Writer
64
Swiss Miss (1938)
Screenplay
73
Way Out West (1937)
Screenplay
77
The Music Box (1932)
Director, Writer
74
Helpmates (1932)
Writer, Director
66
Pardon Us (1931)
Director
71
Come Clean (1931)
Writer
70
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Director
71
Hog Wild (1930)
Director, Story
70
Brats (1930)
Director, Writer
1920s
68 titles · average score 64
70
Perfect Day (1929)
Director
67
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Director
70
They Go Boom! (1929)
Director
69
Two Tars (1928)
Director
65
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Writer, Director
65
Their Purple Moment (1928)
Director
66
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Director
Now I'll Tell One (1927)
Director
On the Front Page (1926)
Director, Writer
53
Wandering Papas (1926)
Writer
Hard Knocks (1924)
Director, Writer
1910s
8 titles · average score 56
An Auto Nut (1919)
as The Auto Nut's Lawyer (as Paul Parrott)
54
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
as (uncredited)
61
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
as (uncredited)
56
Don't Shove (1919)
as Party Guest
Hustling for Health (1919)
as Man missing his train
54
Just Rambling Along (1918)
as Waiter / chef assistant
57
Look Pleasant, Please (1918)
as Drunken Swell (uncredited)
Let's Go (1918)
as Sophisticated gentleman