Portrait of Henry King

Directing

Henry King

Career

Active from 1913 to 1962, busiest in 1919 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Henry King Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Melodrama 6
  • Period Piece 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • American West 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 58
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 62
This Earth Is Mine
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel (1959)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Bravados
The Bravados (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Carousel
Carousel (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Untamed
Untamed (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

King of the Khyber Rifles
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 66
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Deep Waters
Deep Waters (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Margie
Margie (1946)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano (1945)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Wilson
Wilson (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Black Swan
The Black Swan (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Remember the Day
Remember the Day (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Little Old New York
Little Old New York (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 61
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Carolina
Carolina (1934)

Director

Marie Galante
Marie Galante (1934)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

State Fair
State Fair (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Hell Harbor
Hell Harbor (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Eyes of the World
The Eyes of the World (1930)

Director

1920s

23 titles ยท average score 70
She Goes to War
She Goes to War (1929)

Executive Producer, Director

The Woman Disputed
The Woman Disputed (1928)

Director

The Magic Flame
The Magic Flame (1927)

Director

The Winning of Barbara Worth
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Partners Again
Partners Again (1926)

Director

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1925)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Romola
Romola (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Fury
Fury (1923)

Director

The White Sister
The White Sister (1923)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day (1922)

Director, Producer

Tol'able David
Tol'able David (1921)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Producer

Help Wanted - Male
Help Wanted - Male (1920)

as Tubbs

1910s

38 titles
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance (1919)

Director

Six Feet Four
Six Feet Four (1919)

Director

Some Liar
Some Liar (1919)

Director

A Fugitive from Matrimony
A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)

Director

Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins (1919)

Director

The Ghost of Rosy Taylor
The Ghost of Rosy Taylor (1918)

Director

Hobbs in a Hurry
Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)

Director

Twin Kiddies
Twin Kiddies (1916)

as Jasper Hunt

Little Mary Sunshine
Little Mary Sunshine (1916)

as Bob Daley

Who Pays?
Who Pays? (1915)

as Karl Hurd

In Humble Guise
In Humble Guise (1915)

as Ned

The Test of Manhood
The Test of Manhood (1914)

as Harry Wentworth - John's Son