H
Directing
Hal Yates
- Titles
- 81movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1924 to 2023, with a break from 1954 to 2022, busiest in 1926 with 12 main titles.
- Directed
- 59titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Sailors, Beware!67/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy7.3average 2.7
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Physical Comedy6.3average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Wholesome6.3average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.1average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Coming of Age3.9average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Melancholy2.2, average 4.7
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Physical Comedy 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Silent Film 3
- Escapist Entertainment 3
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Slapstick Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Leon ErrolActorBackstage Follies, Let's Go Stepping, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, Footlight Varieties, Twin Husbands, +16 more
Dorothy GrangerActorBackstage Follies, Let's Go Stepping, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, Footlight Varieties, Twin Husbands, +12 more
Edgar KennedyActorA Pair of Tights, It's Your Move, You Drive Me Crazy, Do or Diet, I'll Build It Myself, +8 more
Florence LakeActorIt's Your Move, You Drive Me Crazy, Do or Diet, I'll Build It Myself, Feather Your Nest, +5 more
Stan LaurelActorWife Tamers, Sailors, Beware!, What's the World Coming To?, Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes, Madame Mystery, +5 more
James FinlaysonActorDon Key (Son of Burro), Wife Tamers, What's the World Coming To?, Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes, Madame Mystery, +4 more
Oliver HardyActorSailors, Beware!, Say It with Babies, Madame Mystery, Along Came Auntie, The Nickel-Hopper, +3 more
Carl HarbaughWriterWife Tamers, Say It with Babies, Thundering Fleas, Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes, Madame Mystery, +3 more
Tyler BrookeActorDon Key (Son of Burro), Madame Mystery, Along Came Auntie, Merry Widower, Wandering Papas, +1 more
James ParrottWriterSay It with Babies, Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes, Along Came Auntie, Get 'Em Young, Wandering Papas, +1 more
Gil LambActorLost in a Turkish Bath, Make Mine Laughs, Pardon My Wrench, Ghost Buster, Bashful Romeo
Charley ChaseActorThundering Fleas, Merry Widower, Imagine My Embarrassment, The Booster, Is Everybody Happy?
Movies and TV shows
81Decent
Score 60 to 69
3 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Director
65
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Additional Writing
63
Niagara Falls (1941)
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
4 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
Not rated yet
74 titles
Not rated yet
A Pair of Tights (1929)
Director
Nobody's Baby (1937)
Screenplay
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
Screenplay
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Director
It's Your Move (1945)
Director, Writer
Twin Husbands (1946)
Screenplay, Director
Hats Off (1927)
Director
Footlight Varieties (1951)
Director, Writer
Madame Mystery (1926)
Writer
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Director, Writer