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Directing

Hal Yates

Career

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

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 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hal Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • 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
  • Escapist Entertainment 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Let's Go Stepping
Let's Go Stepping

Director

1950s

10 titles
Pardon My Wrench
Pardon My Wrench (1953)

Director

Lost in a Turkish Bath
Lost in a Turkish Bath (1953)

Director

Ghost Buster
Ghost Buster (1952)

Director

Newlyweds' House Guest
Newlyweds' House Guest (1952)

Director

Footlight Varieties
Footlight Varieties (1951)

Director, Writer

Newlyweds Take a Chance
Newlyweds Take a Chance (1951)

Director, Screenplay

Hollywood Honeymoon
Hollywood Honeymoon (1951)

Director, Screenplay

Fast and Foolish
Fast and Foolish (1951)

Director

Spooky Wooky
Spooky Wooky (1950)

Director

The Newlywed's Boarder
The Newlywed's Boarder (1950)

Director

1940s

35 titles · average score 62
Sweet Cheat
Sweet Cheat (1949)

Director

Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs (1949)

Director, Writer

Backstage Follies
Backstage Follies (1948)

Director

Variety Time
Variety Time (1948)

Director, Writer

I'll Take Milk
I'll Take Milk (1946)

Director

I'll Build It Myself
I'll Build It Myself (1946)

Director

Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands (1946)

Director, Screenplay

It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1945)

Writer, Director

Feather Your Nest
Feather Your Nest (1944)

Director

He Forgot to Remember
He Forgot to Remember (1944)

Director

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Just a Cute Kid
Just a Cute Kid (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

7 titles · average score 62
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

Additional Writing

Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby (1937)

Screenplay

Candid Cameramaniacs
Candid Cameramaniacs (1937)

Director

Mama Runs Wild
Mama Runs Wild (1937)

Writer

General Spanky
General Spanky (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

You Bring the Ducks
You Bring the Ducks (1934)

Director

Roamin' Vandals
Roamin' Vandals (1934)

Director

1920s

27 titles · average score 59
A Pair of Tights
A Pair of Tights (1929)

Director

All Parts
All Parts (1928)

Director

Sailors, Beware!
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Hats Off
Hats Off (1927)

Director

Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers (1926)

Writer

Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas (1926)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Along Came Auntie
Along Came Auntie (1926)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To? (1926)

Writer

Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery (1926)

Writer

Wandering Papas
Wandering Papas (1926)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926)

Writer

The Lion's Whiskers
The Lion's Whiskers (1925)

Writer