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Directing

Hal Yates

Titles
80movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1924 to 1953, busiest in 1926 with 12 main titles.

Directed
58
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware!
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Hal Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.6
  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Physical Comedy 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Situational Comedy 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
RoleAnyDirecting57Writing31Other crew2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s271930s71940s351950s10Upcoming1
GenreAnyComedy77Romance4Music4Crime1Mystery1Horror1War1Family1History1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title

1950s

10 titles
Newlyweds Take a Chance

Director, Screenplay

Hollywood Honeymoon

Director, Screenplay

1940s

35 titles · average score 62
Make Mine Laughs

Director, Writer

Variety Time

Director, Writer

Twin Husbands

Director, Screenplay

It's Your Move

Writer, Director

All 35 titles from the 1940s

1930s

7 titles · average score 62

1920s

27 titles · average score 59
All 27 titles from the 1920s