Sign up
Portrait of George Abbott

Directing

George Abbott

Career

Active from 1918 to 2026, with a break from 1969 to 2025, busiest in 1929 and 1931 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Abbott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Boots on the Western Front
The Boots on the Western Front (2026)

Screenplay

1980s

1 title
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse (1986)

Book

1960s

1 title
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1967)

Theatre Play, Writer

1950s

4 titles · average score 73
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

Theatre Play, Director

The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Pal Joey
Pal Joey (1957)
GoodWatch score 76

Musical

Where's Charley?
Where's Charley? (1952)

Musical

1940s

6 titles · average score 55
Mary Lou
Mary Lou (1948)

Director, Adaptation

Beat the Band
Beat the Band (1947)

Writer

Broadway
Broadway (1942)

Theatre Play, Writer

Highway West
Highway West (1941)

Theatre Play

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

Writer

1930s

15 titles · average score 64
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

Theatre Play

Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

Theatre Play

Those We Love
Those We Love (1932)

Writer

The Cheat
The Cheat (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Secrets of a Secretary
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)

Director, Adaptation

My Sin
My Sin (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

Adaptation, Music

Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven (1931)

Writer, Director

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Adaptation

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

The Sea God
The Sea God (1930)

Writer, Director

1920s

9 titles · average score 51
Broadway
Broadway (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven (1929)

Writer, Director

Night Parade
Night Parade (1929)

Writer

Why Bring That Up?
Why Bring That Up? (1929)

Director, Writer

Coquette
Coquette (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

Theatre Play

The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
GoodWatch score 52

Theatre Play

The Bishop's Candlesticks
The Bishop's Candlesticks (1929)

Director

Four Walls
Four Walls (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Theatre Play, Script

Hills of Peril
Hills of Peril (1927)

Theatre Play

1910s

1 title
The Impostor
The Impostor (1918)

as Lem