Portrait of Frank Borzage

Directing

Frank Borzage

Career

Active from 1913 to 1959, busiest in 1916 with 19 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Borzage Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 9
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Early Cinema 7
  • Melodrama 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Romantic Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Silent Film 5
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Moral Dilemmas 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

135
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Dollars of Dross
Dollars of Dross

Director, Writer

The Pride and the Man
The Pride and the Man

Director, Writer

1960s

1 title
Journey Beneath the Desert
Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)

Co-Director

1950s

4 titles · average score 50
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

China Doll
China Doll (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus (1956)

Director

The Day I Met Caruso
The Day I Met Caruso (1956)

Director

1940s

16 titles · average score 63
Moonrise
Moonrise (1948)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

That's My Man
That's My Man (1947)

Producer, Director

I've Always Loved You
I've Always Loved You (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Producer

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Flight Command
Flight Command (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

1930s

25 titles · average score 64
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Mannequin
Mannequin (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Desire
Desire (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

Secrets
Secrets (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Man's Castle
Man's Castle (1933)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1920s

26 titles · average score 68
The River
The River (1929)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Lucky Star
Lucky Star (1929)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Street Angel
Street Angel (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

7th Heaven
7th Heaven (1927)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Lady
The Lady (1925)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Lazybones
Lazybones (1925)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

The Circle
The Circle (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Secrets
Secrets (1924)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Back Pay
Back Pay (1922)

Director

The Valley of Silent Men
The Valley of Silent Men (1922)

Director

Humoresque
Humoresque (1920)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1910s

61 titles · average score 72
The Ghost Flower
The Ghost Flower (1918)

Director

Society for Sale
Society for Sale (1918)

Director

A Mormon Maid
A Mormon Maid (1917)

as Tom Rigdon

Until They Get Me
Until They Get Me (1917)

Director

The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim (1916)

as The Pilgrim

Nugget Jim's Pardner
Nugget Jim's Pardner (1916)

as Hal

Land O' Lizards
Land O' Lizards (1916)

as The Stranger

The Pitch o' Chance
The Pitch o' Chance (1915)

as Rocky Scott

Knight of the Trail
Knight of the Trail (1915)

as Bill Carey

The Wrath of the Gods
The Wrath of the Gods (1914)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tom Wilson

Granddad
Granddad (1913)

as Mildred's Father

The Drummer of the 8th
The Drummer of the 8th (1913)

as Jack Durand