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Directing

Robert F. Hill

Career

Active from 1916 to 1966, with a break from 1942 to 1958, busiest in 1936 with 16 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert F. Hill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Adventure 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Heroic Rescue 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Pulp Adventure 2
  • Space Opera 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles
Deadly Ray From Mars
Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)

Director

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (1966)

Director

Tarzan the Fearless
Tarzan the Fearless (1964)

Director

1950s

2 titles · average score 39
Tarzan, the Ape Man
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay

Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad (1950)
GoodWatch score 46

as Preacher (uncredited)

1940s

20 titles · average score 54
Fuzzy Settles Down
Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)

as Jones, Bidder for newspaper

Block Busters
Block Busters (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Doctor (uncredited)

The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula (1943)
GoodWatch score 44

as Deputy Shooting at Frank (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40

as Minister at Wedding (uncredited)

Redhead from Manhattan
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)

as Counterman

Wolves of the Range
Wolves of the Range (1943)

as Judge Brandon

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Warden

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

as Myers

Wanderers of the West
Wanderers of the West (1941)

Director

Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Trial Judge (uncredited)

East Side Kids
East Side Kids (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Man in Telephone Montage

1930s

56 titles · average score 48
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Mars Attacks the World
Mars Attacks the World (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Flying Fists
Flying Fists (1937)

Story, Director

Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)

Director, Story

A Face in the Fog
A Face in the Fog (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Reporter (uncredited)

Too Much Beef
Too Much Beef (1936)

Director, Screenplay

Taming the Wild
Taming the Wild (1936)

Director

The Rogues' Tavern
The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Cowboy Holiday
Cowboy Holiday (1934)

Screenplay, Director

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1934)

Screenplay, Director

Fighting Fury
Fighting Fury (1934)

Director

Tarzan the Fearless
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

1920s

29 titles · average score 75
Silks and Saddles
Silks and Saddles (1929)

Director

Haunted Island
Haunted Island (1928)

Director

The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

The Return of the Riddle Rider
The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927)

Director

Blazing Days
Blazing Days (1927)

Writer

The Stolen Ranch
The Stolen Ranch (1926)

Story

Idaho!
Idaho! (1925)

Director

Young Ideas
Young Ideas (1924)

Director

Around the World in 18 Days
Around the World in 18 Days (1923)

Director

The Social Buccaneer
The Social Buccaneer (1923)

Director

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)

Director

The Adventures of Tarzan
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)

Scenario Writer, Director

1910s

11 titles
The Great Radium Mystery
The Great Radium Mystery (1919)

Director

Upstairs
Upstairs (1919)

Writer

Full of Pep
Full of Pep (1919)

Story

The Reckoning Day
The Reckoning Day (1918)

Story, Screenplay

Crown Jewels
Crown Jewels (1918)

Writer

The Trap
The Trap (1918)

Story

Heiress For a Day
Heiress For a Day (1918)

Writer

The Girl by the Roadside
The Girl by the Roadside (1917)

as Rayban

It Didn't Work Out Right
It Didn't Work Out Right (1916)

Director, Scenario Writer

Temptation and the Man
Temptation and the Man (1916)

Director

The Taming of Mary
The Taming of Mary (1915)

Scenario Writer