Portrait of William Keighley

Directing

William Keighley

Career

Active from 1931 to 1953, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Keighley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Pre-Code Crime Drama 2
  • Technicolor Spectacle 2
  • Swashbuckling Adventure 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Marital Struggles 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • 1930s Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 69
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Rebecca
Rebecca (1950)

Director

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 65
The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Honeymoon
Honeymoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Target for Today
Target for Today (1944)

Director

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Four Mothers
Four Mothers (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1930s

31 titles ยท average score 61
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Special Agent
Special Agent (1935)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)

Director

Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

Dialogue Coach, Writer

Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man Getting a Shoeshine (uncredited)

1920s

1 title
The Third Degree
The Third Degree (1926)

Dialogue Coach