Portrait of Vincent Sherman

Directing

Vincent Sherman

Career

Active from 1934 to 1980, busiest in 1939 and 1980 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Through the Night
All Through the Night
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vincent Sherman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Strong Female Lead 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Ethical Dilemmas 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Suspenseful 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 51
Bogie
Bogie (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Trouble in High Timber Country
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)

Director

1970s

4 titles
Women at West Point
Women at West Point (1979)

Director

Lady of the House
Lady of the House (1978)

Director

Surf Wars
Surf Wars (1978)

as Narrator (voice)

The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah (1977)

Director

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 62
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

A Fever in the Blood
A Fever in the Blood (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Ice Palace
Ice Palace (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 60
The Young Philadelphians
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Naked Earth
The Naked Earth (1958)

Director

The Garment Jungle
The Garment Jungle (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Defend My Love
Defend My Love (1956)

Supervising Technical Director

Pride of the Blue Grass
Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)

Screenplay

Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Producer

Lone Star
Lone Star (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Goodbye, My Fancy
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Backfire
Backfire (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 67
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

In Our Time
In Our Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Underground
Underground (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 63
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Pride of the Blue Grass
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)

Screenplay, Story

Crime School
Crime School (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Dialogue Coach

Heart of the North
Heart of the North (1938)

Screenplay

My Bill
My Bill (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Crime of Helen Stanley
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)

as Karl Williams

Hell Bent for Love
Hell Bent for Love (1934)

as Johnny Frank

Girl in Danger
Girl in Danger (1934)

as Willie Tolini

Speed Wings
Speed Wings (1934)

as Mickey

Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Harry Becker