Portrait of Charles Barton

Directing

Charles Barton

Career

Active from 1920 to 1966, with a break from 1921 to 1933, busiest in 1942 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Barton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.0, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 7
  • Abbott and Costello 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Situational Comedy 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Nostalgic Viewing 2
  • Comedy Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Swingin' Along
Swingin' Along (1961)

Director

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 64
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Zorro, the Avenger
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (1959)

Director

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

Second Assistant Director

Dance with Me, Henry
Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Meet the O'Briens
Meet the O'Briens (1954)

Director

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Milkman
The Milkman (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1940s

46 titles ยท average score 62
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Africa Screams
Africa Screams (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis (1942)

Director

Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)

Director

Babies for Sale
Babies for Sale (1940)

Director

Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 60
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty (1939)

Director

Born to the West
Born to the West (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

Director

The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)

Director

Forlorn River
Forlorn River (1937)

Director

Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death (1936)

Director

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Fighting Westerner
The Fighting Westerner (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Car 99
Car 99 (1935)

Director

Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 79
Wings
Wings (1927)
GoodWatch score 79

as Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)

Triple Action
Triple Action (1925)

as Deputy Ranger

The County Fair
The County Fair (1920)

as Tim Vail