Directing
William A. Wellman
- Titles
- 94movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1919 to 1976, with a break from 1959 to 1975, busiest in 1933 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 76titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Yellow Sky87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Adrenaline5.5average 5.1
- Catharsis5.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Classic Film 3
- Romance 3
- Period Piece 2
- Classic Romance 2
- WWII 2
- Pre-Code Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Andy DevineActorA Star Is Born, Island in the Sky, Midnight Mary, Men with Wings, Stingaree, +2 more
George ChandlerActorAcross the Wide Missouri, Good-bye, My Lady, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., This Man's Navy, +1 more
Buck JonesActorThe Circus Cowboy, Cupid's Fireman, Not a Drum Was Heard, Big Dan, Second Hand Love, +1 more- JJames Van TreesCinematographerMidnight Mary, Heroes for Sale, Stingaree, Lilly Turner, Looking for Trouble, +1 more
- SSidney HickoxCinematographerCentral Airport, Love is a Racket, Safe in Hell, The Purchase Price, So Big!, +1 more
Grant MitchellActorWild Boys of the Road, Central Airport, The Last Gangster, Heroes for Sale, The Star Witness
Barbara StanwyckActorNight Nurse, Lady of Burlesque, The Great Man's Lady, The Purchase Price, So Big!
Richard ArlenActorWings, Ladies of the Mob, The Man I Love, Dangerous Paradise, Beggars of Life
Alfred NewmanComposerCall of the Wild, Yellow Sky, Roxie Hart, Beau Geste, Looking for Trouble- AArchie StoutCinematographerThe High and the Mighty, Story of G.I. Joe, Island in the Sky, Beau Geste, Dangerous Paradise
- JJohn D. DunningEditorBattleground, Across the Wide Missouri, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., The Happy Years
William C. MellorCinematographerWestward the Women, Across the Wide Missouri, My Man and I, The Next Voice You Hear..., The Great Man's Lady
Movies and TV shows
821950s
13 titles · average score 60
55
Darby's Rangers (1958)
Director
41
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Producer, Director
77
Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
Director
47
Blood Alley (1955)
Director
53
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Director
57
Track of the Cat (1954)
Director
75
Island in the Sky (1953)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
59
My Man and I (1952)
Director
72
Westward the Women (1951)
Director
59
It's a Big Country (1951)
Director
1940s
14 titles · average score 66
76
Battleground (1949)
Director
87
Yellow Sky (1948)
Director
60
The Iron Curtain (1948)
Director
52
Magic Town (1947)
Producer, Director
75
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Director
65
This Man's Navy (1945)
Director
55
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Director
86
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Director
66
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Director
74
Roxie Hart (1942)
Director
49
Thunder Birds (1942)
Director
57
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
Producer, Director
1930s
34 titles · average score 63
75
Beau Geste (1939)
Producer, Director
61
The Light That Failed (1939)
Producer, Director
81
A Star Is Born (1937)
Director, Story
75
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Director
61
Call of the Wild (1935)
Director
80
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
Director
72
Heroes for Sale (1933)
Director
69
Midnight Mary (1933)
Director
82
The Public Enemy (1931)
Director
69
Night Nurse (1931)
Director
55
Other Men's Women (1931)
Director
62
Safe in Hell (1931)
Director
1920s
20 titles · average score 69
The Man I Love (1929)
Director
Chinatown Nights (1929)
Director
Woman Trap (1929)
Director
75
Beggars of Life (1928)
Director
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
Producer, Director
Ladies of the Mob (1928)
Producer, Director
79
Wings (1927)
as Doughboy (uncredited)
57
The Boob (1926)
Director
64
You Never Know Women (1926)
Director
The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
Director
The Man Who Won (1923)
Director
Cupid's Fireman (1923)
Director
1910s
1 title
The Unwritten Code (1918)
Assistant Director