Portrait of Tim Whelan

Directing

Tim Whelan

Career

Active from 1923 to 1955, busiest in 1937 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Safety Last!
Safety Last!
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tim Whelan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Physical Humor 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • 1930s 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Crime 2
  • Romance 2
  • Optimistic 2
  • Silent Film Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles · average score 48
Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Robinson Crusoeland
Robinson Crusoeland (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

Co-Director

1940s

12 titles · average score 61
This Was a Woman
This Was a Woman (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Step Lively
Step Lively (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Swing Fever
Swing Fever (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

Twin Beds
Twin Beds (1942)

Director

Seven Days' Leave
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Producer

Nightmare
Nightmare (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

International Lady
International Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

The Mad Doctor
The Mad Doctor (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Ten Days in Paris
Ten Days in Paris (1940)

Director

1930s

20 titles · average score 60
Q Planes
Q Planes (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Additional Writing, Director

The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1937)

Director

The Murder Man
The Murder Man (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)

as Usher (uncredited)

Out All Night
Out All Night (1933)

Story

Hold 'Em Jail
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Peach-o-Reno
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Adaptation

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

1920s

9 titles · average score 75
Adam's Apple
Adam's Apple (1928)

Writer, Director

My Best Girl
My Best Girl (1927)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Exit Smiling
Exit Smiling (1926)
GoodWatch score 75

Scenario Writer

The Freshman
The Freshman (1925)
GoodWatch score 84

Story

Girl Shy
Girl Shy (1924)
GoodWatch score 77

Story

Hot Water
Hot Water (1924)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

Safety Last!
Safety Last! (1923)
GoodWatch score 90

Writer

Why Worry?
Why Worry? (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer