Portrait of Charles Lamont

Directing

Charles Lamont

Career

Active from 1924 to 1957, busiest in 1935 with 17 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Lamont Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Classic Comedy Duo 4
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Vintage Cinema 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Mystery 3
  • 1930s Setting 3
  • Situational Comedy 3
  • Slapstick 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

166
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

20 titles ยท average score 58
Francis in the Haunted House
Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 58
Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Bagdad
Bagdad (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Slave Girl
Slave Girl (1947)

Director

She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book (1946)

Director

Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

That's the Spirit
That's the Spirit (1945)

Director

Her Primitive Man
Her Primitive Man (1944)

Director

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)

Director

Road Agent
Road Agent (1941)

Director

Give Us Wings
Give Us Wings (1940)

Director

1930s

85 titles ยท average score 56
Slander House
Slander House (1938)

Director

Jail Bait
Jail Bait (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Ditto
Ditto (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Love Nest on Wheels
Love Nest on Wheels (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Ring Around the Moon
Ring Around the Moon (1936)

Director

Restless Knights
Restless Knights (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

False Pretenses
False Pretenses (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Hayseed Romance
Hayseed Romance (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Story

Gigolette
Gigolette (1935)

Director

Pardon My Pups
Pardon My Pups (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Story

Merrily Yours
Merrily Yours (1933)

Director, Story

Polly Tix in Washington
Polly Tix in Washington (1933)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Director

1920s

28 titles
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1929)

Director

Fire Proof
Fire Proof (1929)

Director

Hot Luck
Hot Luck (1928)

Director

Chilly Days
Chilly Days (1928)

Director

Naughty Boy
Naughty Boy (1927)

Director, Writer

Grandpa's Boy
Grandpa's Boy (1927)

Director

Whoโ€™s Afraid?
Whoโ€™s Afraid? (1927)

Director

Scared Silly
Scared Silly (1927)

Director

Sea Scamps
Sea Scamps (1926)

Director

Raisin' Cain
Raisin' Cain (1926)

Director

Dog Daze
Dog Daze (1925)

Director

Maid in Morocco
Maid in Morocco (1925)

Director