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Charles Van Enger

Career

Active from 1920 to 1956, busiest in 1924 and 1941 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Parade
The Big Parade
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Van Enger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 8
  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 5
  • Abbott and Costello 4
  • Musical Comedy 4
  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Slapstick 4
  • Nostalgic 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Murdock's Gang
Murdock's Gang (1973)

Editor

1950s

14 titles · average score 52
Time Table
Time Table (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Khyber Patrol
Khyber Patrol (1954)

Director of Photography

The Magnetic Monster
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Combat Squad
Combat Squad (1953)

Director of Photography

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
GoodWatch score 28

Director of Photography

Battles of Chief Pontiac
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Kid from Texas
The Kid from Texas (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

1940s

45 titles · average score 65
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Africa Screams
Africa Screams (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

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The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

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Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

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

Director of Photography

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

1930s

27 titles · average score 57
Miracle on Main Street
Miracle on Main Street (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Ménilmontant
Ménilmontant (1936)

Director of Photography

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades (1936)

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The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats (1936)

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Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

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Things Are Looking Up
Things Are Looking Up (1935)

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My Song for You
My Song for You (1934)

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Aunt Sally
Aunt Sally (1934)

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Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Avenger
The Avenger (1931)

Director of Photography

1920s

50 titles · average score 72
Words and Music
Words and Music (1929)

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The Silent Lover
The Silent Lover (1926)

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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

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The Big Parade
The Big Parade (1925)
GoodWatch score 90

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The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle (1924)
GoodWatch score 85

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Name the Man
Name the Man (1924)

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Three Women
Three Women (1924)
GoodWatch score 71

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Salomé
Salomé (1923)
GoodWatch score 66

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A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1922)

Director of Photography

Seven Years Bad Luck
Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography