Acting
Porter Hall
- Titles
- 75movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1954, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 6top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Make Way for Tomorrow91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Mystery5.5average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Politics3.6average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.4
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Historical Setting 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Screwball Comedy 4
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Classic Western 3
- Action-Packed 3
- Strong Female Lead 3
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Exploitation 2
- Family-Friendly 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Fred MacMurrayActorDouble Indemnity, The Princess Comes Across, Singapore, True Confession, Murder, He Says, +1 more
William FrawleyActorMiracle on 34th Street, The Princess Comes Across, The General Died at Dawn, Grand Jury Secrets
Akim TamiroffActorThe General Died at Dawn, The Story of Louis Pasteur, Dangerous to Know, King of Gamblers
Joe SawyerActorDark Command, The Petrified Forest, Stolen Heaven, And Sudden Death
Louise CampbellActorBulldog Drummond's Peril, Men with Wings, Scandal Street, Wild Money- SStuart GilmoreEditorSullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Half-Breed, Wild Money
James P. HoganDirectorBulldog Drummond Escapes, Grand Jury Secrets, Bulldog Drummond's Peril, Scandal Street
Gene LockhartActorMiracle on 34th Street, His Girl Friday, Going My Way
John HowardActorGrand Jury Secrets, Bulldog Drummond's Peril, Prison Farm
Lynne OvermanActorTrue Confession, Men with Wings, Wild Money
Marjorie MainActorDark Command, Murder, He Says, Prison Farm
Roscoe KarnsActorHis Girl Friday, Dangerous to Know, Scandal Street
Movies and TV shows
76Type
1950s
8 titles · average score 62
as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
as Jim Bridger
as Jack Hartrampf
as Kraemer
TV show · as J. R. Martin
as Sam Markley
as Louie
as Jacob Q. Boot
1940s
31 titles · average score 68
as Nub Gowrie
as Mr. Caslon
as Granville Sawyer
as Arthur Bickett
as Mr. Jackson
as Joe Sorsby
as Mr. Belknap
as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
as Mr. Hadrian
as Murphy
as Lazarus Ward
as Angus McCloud
1930s
37 titles · average score 65
as Uncle Silas Phelps
as Harvey Chase
as Norman Merridew
as Jason Maple
as Jack McCall
as Dr. Rossignol
as Spencer
as Peter Perrie
as Milton Ames
as Mrs. Saunders
as Herbert MacCaulay