Directing
William A. Wellman
- Titles
- 93movies2TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19191976
- Directed
- 75titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
A Star Is Born84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
- Adrenaline5.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor0.7, average 2.0
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Social Commentary 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Classic Film 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Setting 2
- Period Piece 2
- Western 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Biographical 2
- American History 2
- Musical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Andy DevineActorA Star Is Born, Island in the Sky, Stingaree, Midnight Mary, Small Town Girl, +2 more
George ChandlerActorAcross the Wide Missouri, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., This Man's Navy, Good-bye, My Lady, +1 more
Buck JonesActorNot a Drum Was Heard, The Circus Cowboy, Cupid's Fireman, Second Hand Love, The Vagabond Trail, +1 more- JJames Van TreesCinematographerStingaree, Midnight Mary, Heroes for Sale, The Star Witness, Lilly Turner, +1 more
- SSidney HickoxCinematographerSafe in Hell, Central Airport, Love Is a Racket, So Big!, The Purchase Price, +1 more
Barbara StanwyckActorNight Nurse, Lady of Burlesque, So Big!, The Great Man's Lady, The Purchase Price
Grant MitchellActorWild Boys of the Road, Central Airport, Heroes for Sale, The Last Gangster, The Star Witness
Richard ArlenActorWings, The Man I Love, Ladies of the Mob, Beggars of Life, Dangerous Paradise- AArchie StoutCinematographerThe High and the Mighty, Story of G.I. Joe, Island in the Sky, Beau Geste, Dangerous Paradise
William C. MellorCinematographerWestward the Women, Across the Wide Missouri, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., The Great Man's Lady
Alfred NewmanComposerCall of the Wild, Yellow Sky, Beau Geste, Roxie Hart, Looking for Trouble- JJohn D. DunningEditorBattleground, Across the Wide Missouri, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., The Happy Years
Movies and TV shows
882010s
1 titles · average score 75
75
A Star Is Born (2018)
Original Story
1970s
2 titles · average score 60
1950s
14 titles · average score 62
60
Darby's Rangers (1958)
Director
50
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Story, Producer
74
Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
Director
47
Blood Alley (1955)
Director
62
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Director
61
Track of the Cat (1954)
Director
65
Island in the Sky (1953)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
72
Westward the Women (1951)
Director
56
It's a Big Country (1951)
Director
1940s
14 titles · average score 66
70
Battleground (1949)
Director
71
Yellow Sky (1948)
Director
65
Magic Town (1947)
Director, Producer
61
Gallant Journey (1946)
Director, Writer
68
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Director
63
This Man's Navy (1945)
Director
61
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Director
78
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Director
57
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Director
Roxie Hart (1942)
Director
64
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
Director, Producer
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Director
1930s
35 titles · average score 64
72
Beau Geste (1939)
Director, Producer
84
A Star Is Born (1937)
Director, Story
65
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Director
65
Call of the Wild (1935)
Director
72
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Director
72
Heroes for Sale (1933)
Director
68
Midnight Mary (1933)
Director
63
So Big! (1932)
Director
74
The Public Enemy (1931)
Director
68
Night Nurse (1931)
Director
68
Safe in Hell (1931)
Director
60
Other Men's Women (1931)
Director
1920s
19 titles · average score 67
The Man I Love (1929)
Director
72
Beggars of Life (1928)
Director
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
Director, Producer
Ladies of the Mob (1928)
Director, Producer
73
Wings (1927)
as Doughboy (uncredited)
56
The Boob (1926)
Director
You Never Know Women (1926)
Director
The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
Director
Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
Director
The Circus Cowboy (1924)
Director
The Vagabond Trail (1924)
Director
Cupid's Fireman (1923)
Director
1910s
3 titles
Evangeline (1919)
as British lieutenant
The Unwritten Code (1918)
Assistant Director