Directing
Preston Sturges
- Titles
- 40movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1933 to 1990, with a break from 1959 to 1989, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 13titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Sullivan's Travels76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Situational Comedy6.5average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.6average 3.7
- Wholesome6.1average 3.3
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Romance6.5average 3.8
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Violence2.0, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Psychological4.2, average 5.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Lighthearted 5
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Romantic Entanglements 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Situational Humor 2
- Heartwarming 2
- Escapist Entertainment 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
William DemarestActorThe Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Easy Living, Hail the Conquering Hero, +3 more- SStuart GilmoreEditorThe Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Unfaithfully Yours, +3 more
Franklin PangbornActorSullivan's Travels, Easy Living, Hail the Conquering Hero, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Christmas in July, +2 more- VVictor MilnerCinematographerThe Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story, Unfaithfully Yours, Christmas in July, The Great Moment, +1 more
Cesar RomeroActorThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, The Good Fairy, Diamond Jim, Love Before Breakfast
Al BridgeActorThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Unfaithfully Yours, Hail the Conquering Hero, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Rudy ValleeActorThe Palm Beach Story, Unfaithfully Yours, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Eddie BrackenActorThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Hail the Conquering Hero, Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer, Safeguarding Military Information
Porter HallActorSullivan's Travels, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, The Great Moment
Bob HopeActorParis Holiday, Never Say Die, College Swing
Eric BloreActorThe Lady Eve, The Good Fairy, Diamond Jim
Edward ArnoldActorEasy Living, Thirty Day Princess, Diamond Jim
Movies and TV shows
401990s
1 title · average score 67
1980s
1 title · average score 57
57
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Original Film Writer
1950s
4 titles · average score 60
54
Paris Holiday (1958)
as Serge Vitry
61
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
Screenplay
The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955)
Director, Writer
1940s
16 titles · average score 70
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
Director, Writer
73
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Screenplay, Producer
63
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Director, Screenplay
63
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Writer
71
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Writer, Director
73
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Writer, Producer
71
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Screenplay, Director
74
The Lady Eve (1941)
Director, Screenplay
76
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Writer, Director
70
The Great McGinty (1940)
Writer, Director
74
Remember the Night (1940)
Screenplay
71
Christmas in July (1940)
as Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
1930s
18 titles · average score 66
68
Never Say Die (1939)
Screenplay
69
If I Were King (1938)
Screenplay
64
College Swing (1938)
Screenplay
72
Easy Living (1937)
Screenplay
72
The Good Fairy (1935)
Screenplay
67
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
Screenplay
64
We Live Again (1934)
Adaptation
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Screenplay