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Theodor Sparkuhl

Career

Active from 1916 to 1946, busiest in 1919 and 1929 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Chienne
La Chienne
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Theodor Sparkuhl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 8
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Slapstick 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
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Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

23 titles · average score 64
The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)

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Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

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Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

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Murder, He Says
Murder, He Says (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

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Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

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Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

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Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

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Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

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Street of Chance
Street of Chance (1942)
GoodWatch score 42

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Second Chorus
Second Chorus (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

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1930s

33 titles · average score 61
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

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The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

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If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

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Dangerous to Know
Dangerous to Know (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

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Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

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High, Wide and Handsome
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

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Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

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Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

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The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

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Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

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La Chienne
La Chienne (1931)
GoodWatch score 89

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The Lovers of Midnight
The Lovers of Midnight (1931)

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1920s

34 titles · average score 65
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes (1929)

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The Informer
The Informer (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Devious Path
The Devious Path (1928)
GoodWatch score 71

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Eva and the Grasshopper
Eva and the Grasshopper (1927)

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Madame Wants No Children
Madame Wants No Children (1926)

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The Blackguard
The Blackguard (1925)

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Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights (1924)

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The Loves of Pharaoh
The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
GoodWatch score 66

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The Wildcat
The Wildcat (1921)
GoodWatch score 72

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Sumurun
Sumurun (1920)
GoodWatch score 53

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Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn (1920)
GoodWatch score 67

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Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow (1920)
GoodWatch score 63

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1910s

14 titles · average score 67
The Oyster Princess
The Oyster Princess (1919)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Doll
The Doll (1919)
GoodWatch score 73

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Madame DuBarry
Madame DuBarry (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

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Meyer from Berlin
Meyer from Berlin (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

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My Wife, the Movie Star
My Wife, the Movie Star (1919)

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Intoxication
Intoxication (1919)

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I Don't Want to Be a Man
I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)
GoodWatch score 65

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The Ballet Girl
The Ballet Girl (1918)

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The Toboggan Cavalier
The Toboggan Cavalier (1918)

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Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil
Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil (1918)

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The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Tenor, Inc.
The Tenor, Inc. (1916)

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