Portrait of King Vidor

Directing

King Vidor

Career

Active from 1913 to 1981, with a break from 1965 to 1979, busiest in 1924 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Parade
The Big Parade
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
King Vidor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Romance 4
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Silent Film 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 47
Love & Money
Love & Money (1981)
GoodWatch score 47

as Walter Klein

Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (1980)

Director

1970s

1 title
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)

TV show

1960s

1 title
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (1964)

as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)

1950s

6 titles · average score 56
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star (1955)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

Japanese War Bride
Japanese War Bride (1952)

Director

Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

1940s

10 titles · average score 63
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
GoodWatch score 50

as KIng Vidor (uncredited)

On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

An American Romance
An American Romance (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

Story, Producer

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Comrade X
Comrade X (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

The Fight for Life
The Fight for Life (1940)

Technical Advisor

1930s

14 titles · average score 66
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

So Red the Rose
So Red the Rose (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Director

Cynara
Cynara (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Champ
The Champ (1931)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Producer

Street Scene
Street Scene (1931)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

1920s

24 titles · average score 73
Hallelujah
Hallelujah (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

Story, Director

Show People
Show People (1928)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Producer

The Crowd
The Crowd (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Director

The Patsy
The Patsy (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Director

Bardelys the Magnificent
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

La Bohème
La Bohème (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Big Parade
The Big Parade (1925)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

Proud Flesh
Proud Flesh (1925)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth (1924)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Director

Wild Oranges
Wild Oranges (1924)
GoodWatch score 58

Adaptation, Director

Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart (1922)

Director

The Jack-Knife Man
The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

1910s

10 titles · average score 85
The Other Half
The Other Half (1919)

Story, Director

The Turn in the Road
The Turn in the Road (1919)

Writer, Director

Poor Relations
Poor Relations (1919)

Story, Screenplay

Better Times
Better Times (1919)

Writer, Director

Bud's Recruit
Bud's Recruit (1918)

Director, Scenario Writer

Tad's Swimming Hole
Tad's Swimming Hole (1918)

Director

The Chocolate of the Gang
The Chocolate of the Gang (1918)

Director

What'll We Do with Uncle?
What'll We Do with Uncle? (1917)

Screenplay

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as Extra (uncredited)

Hurricane in Galveston
Hurricane in Galveston (1913)

Director