Portrait of Tod Browning

Directing

Tod Browning

Career

Active from 1914 to 2002, with a break from 1947 to 2001, busiest in 1914 and 1918 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Unknown
The Unknown
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tod Browning Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Cinema 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Era 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Cinema 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
London After Midnight
London After Midnight

Original Concept

2000s

1 title ยท average score 67
London After Midnight
London After Midnight (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

1940s

1 title ยท average score 57
Inside Job
Inside Job (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

Story

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll (1936)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenstory, Producer

Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Fast Workers
Fast Workers (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Freaks
Freaks (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Dracula
Dracula (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

as Harbormaster (voice) (uncredited)

Iron Man
Iron Man (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Director

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Writer

1920s

23 titles ยท average score 66
The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Director

Where East Is East
Where East Is East (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Story

West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

The Unknown
The Unknown (1927)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Story

London After Midnight
London After Midnight (1927)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Director

The Road to Mandalay
The Road to Mandalay (1926)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Story

The Blackbird
The Blackbird (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Director

The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1925)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

Dollar Down
Dollar Down (1925)

Director

The Mystic
The Mystic (1925)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Writer

Drifting
Drifting (1923)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

1910s

32 titles ยท average score 68
The Wicked Darling
The Wicked Darling (1919)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Exquisite Thief
The Exquisite Thief (1919)

Director

The Unpainted Woman
The Unpainted Woman (1919)

Director

The Legion of Death
The Legion of Death (1918)

Director

Revenge
Revenge (1918)

Director

The Eyes of Mystery
The Eyes of Mystery (1918)

Director

The Deciding Kiss
The Deciding Kiss (1918)

Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as Crook (uncredited)

Sunshine Dad
Sunshine Dad (1916)

Screenplay, Story

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s
Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s (1914)

as James Hadley, the boss

Casey's Vendetta
Casey's Vendetta (1914)

as Antone