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Portrait of Thorold Dickinson

Directing

Thorold Dickinson

Career

Active from 1927 to 1959, busiest in 1940 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gaslight
Gaslight
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Documentary Short Film

    1959 · Nominated · 31st Academy Awards

    Overture

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thorold Dickinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.6, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Wartime Propaganda 2
  • Short Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Record of War
Record of War

Creator

1950s

4 titles · average score 60
Power Among Men
Power Among Men (1959)

Writer

Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Malta Story
Malta Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Idea

Secret People
Secret People (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

1940s

8 titles · average score 72
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Men of Two Worlds
Men of Two Worlds (1946)

Director, Screenplay

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Gaslight
Gaslight (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Miss Grant Goes to the Door
Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)

Story

Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder
Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder (1940)

Director, Producer

Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! (1940)

Director

1930s

14 titles · average score 54
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Adaptation

Behind the Spanish Lines
Behind the Spanish Lines (1938)

Director, Editor

Spanish A.B.C.
Spanish A.B.C. (1938)

Director, Editor

The High Command
The High Command (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Calling the Tune
Calling the Tune (1936)

Director, Editor

The House of the Spaniard
The House of the Spaniard (1936)

Editor

Java Head
Java Head (1934)

Director

Sing As We Go
Sing As We Go (1934)

Editor

Perfect Understanding
Perfect Understanding (1933)
GoodWatch score 40

Editor

Loyalties
Loyalties (1933)

Assistant Director, Editor

The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings (1931)

Editor

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1930)

Editor

1920s

1 title
The Little People
The Little People (1927)

Writer