Portrait of James Whale

Directing

James Whale

Career

Active from 1930 to 1949, busiest in 1933 and 1938 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Whale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Horror 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 54
Hello Out There
Hello Out There (1949)

Director

Classification of Enlisted Men
Classification of Enlisted Men (1942)

Director

They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love (1941)

Director

Green Hell
Green Hell (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 68
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

One More River
One More River (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor, Director