Portrait of Sam Newfield

Directing

Sam Newfield

Career

Active from 1926 to 1964, busiest in 1942 with 20 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Newfield Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 26
  • Good vs. Evil 13
  • Good vs Evil 12
  • Historical Setting 12
  • Frontier Justice 10
  • Western 9
  • B-Movie 7
  • Classic B-Western 7
  • Action-Packed 6
  • Vintage Cinema 5
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Simple Morality 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

220
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (1964)

Director

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 47
The Three Outlaws
The Three Outlaws (1956)

Director

The Gambler and the Lady
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Lady in the Fog
Lady in the Fog (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Outlaw Women
Outlaw Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Lost Continent
Lost Continent (1951)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Fingerprints Don't Lie
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Mask of the Dragon
Mask of the Dragon (1951)

Director

Leave It to the Marines
Leave It to the Marines (1951)

Director

Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked (1950)

Director

Radar Secret Service
Radar Secret Service (1950)
GoodWatch score 20

Director

Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Motor Patrol
Motor Patrol (1950)

Director

1940s

116 titles ยท average score 46
Lady Chaser
Lady Chaser (1946)

Director

Prairie Rustlers
Prairie Rustlers (1945)

Director

Stagecoach Outlaws
Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)

Director

Border Badmen
Border Badmen (1945)

Director

Rustlers' Hideout
Rustlers' Hideout (1945)

Director

I Accuse My Parents
I Accuse My Parents (1944)
GoodWatch score 24

Director

Frontier Outlaws
Frontier Outlaws (1944)

Director

Swing Hostess
Swing Hostess (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Texas Justice
Texas Justice (1942)

Director

The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Marked Men
Marked Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1930s

76 titles ยท average score 44
Desert Patrol
Desert Patrol (1938)

Director

The Terror of Tiny Town
The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)

Director

Colorado Kid
Colorado Kid (1937)

Director

Guns in the Dark
Guns in the Dark (1937)

Director

Border Caballero
Border Caballero (1936)

Director

Roarin' Lead
Roarin' Lead (1936)

Director

Ghost Patrol
Ghost Patrol (1936)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

The Traitor
The Traitor (1936)

Director

Roarin' Guns
Roarin' Guns (1936)

Director

Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Federal Agent
Federal Agent (1936)

Director

1920s

5 titles
Night Owls
Night Owls (1929)

Director

Jane's Sleuth
Jane's Sleuth (1927)

Director

Please Excuse Me
Please Excuse Me (1926)

Director

Jane's Engagement Party
Jane's Engagement Party (1926)

Director

Jane's Predicament
Jane's Predicament (1926)

Director