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Portrait of William C. Mellor

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William C. Mellor

Career

Active from 1934 to 1965, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William C. Mellor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Exotic Locale 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles · average score 56
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

State Fair
State Fair (1962)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Crack in the Mirror
Crack in the Mirror (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1950s

25 titles · average score 64
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Woman Obsessed
Woman Obsessed (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Compulsion
Compulsion (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Peyton Place
Peyton Place (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Giant
Giant (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

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Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
GoodWatch score 87

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The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur (1953)
GoodWatch score 86

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A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

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Westward the Women
Westward the Women (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

1940s

18 titles · average score 65
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears (1949)
GoodWatch score 84

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Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)

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Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

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Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

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Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

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My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

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The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

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The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

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Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

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Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

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The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

1930s

23 titles · average score 66
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial (1939)

Director of Photography

$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)

Director of Photography

Disputed Passage
Disputed Passage (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Ride a Crooked Mile
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)

Director of Photography

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

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Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
GoodWatch score 91

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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
GoodWatch score 47

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Exclusive
Exclusive (1937)

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Woman Trap
Woman Trap (1936)

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The Sky Parade
The Sky Parade (1936)

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Enter Madame
Enter Madame (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

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Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography