Directing
Tim Whelan
- Titles
- 44movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1955, busiest in 1937 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Safety Last!90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Physical Comedy6.4average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Situational Comedy4.8average 2.7
- Wholesome5.3average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.2average 2.0
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.1, average 4.7
- Social Commentary3.7, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Physical Humor 4
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Silent Film Classic 2
- Historical Context 2
- Frontier Justice 2
- 1930s 2
- Romance 2
- Classic Film 2
- Mystery 2
- Crime 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sam TaylorWriterSafety Last!, Girl Shy, The Freshman, Why Worry?, My Best Girl, +2 more
Harold LloydActorSafety Last!, Girl Shy, The Freshman, Why Worry?, Hot Water
Robert WoolseyActorHook, Line and Sinker, Peach-o-Reno, Everything’s Rosie, Hold 'Em Jail, Girl Crazy
Fred C. NewmeyerDirectorSafety Last!, Girl Shy, The Freshman, Why Worry?, Hot Water- WWalter LundinCinematographerSafety Last!, Girl Shy, The Freshman, Why Worry?, Hot Water
Jobyna RalstonActorGirl Shy, The Freshman, Why Worry?, Hot Water
Bert WheelerActorHook, Line and Sinker, Peach-o-Reno, Hold 'Em Jail, Girl Crazy- RRalph SpenceWriterHigher and Higher, Hook, Line and Sinker, Seven Days' Leave, Smash and Grab
- HHugh StewartEditorSt. Martin's Lane, Ten Days in Paris, Q Planes, Action for Slander
Allen McNeilEditorGirl Shy, The Freshman, My Best Girl, Hot Water
Morton SeltenActorThe Thief of Bagdad, The Divorce of Lady X, Two's Company
Dorothy LeeActorHook, Line and Sinker, Peach-o-Reno, Girl Crazy
Movies and TV shows
44Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Safety Last! (1923)
Writer
Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Director
Good
Score 70 to 79
4 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
My Best Girl (1927)
Screenplay
77
Girl Shy (1924)
Story
74
Exit Smiling (1926)
Scenario Writer
71
Hot Water (1924)
Story
Decent
Score 60 to 69
12 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
The Murder Man (1935)
Director, Screenplay
69
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
Director, Additional Writing
66
International Lady (1941)
Director
65
Why Worry? (1923)
Writer
64
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
Adaptation, Writer
64
Nightmare (1942)
Director
64
The Mad Doctor (1940)
Director
63
Q Planes (1939)
Director
62
This Was a Woman (1948)
Director
60
Swing Fever (1943)
Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
11 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
Director
58
Rage at Dawn (1955)
Director
58
Badman's Territory (1946)
Director
58
The Fall Guy (1930)
Screenplay
54
Higher and Higher (1943)
Producer, Director
51
Girl Crazy (1932)
Screenplay
48
Step Lively (1944)
Director
48
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
Director, Producer
46
Robinson Crusoeland (1951)
Co-Director
43
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Screenplay
41
Texas Lady (1955)
Director
Not rated yet
14 titles
Not rated yet
The Mill on the Floss (1937)
Director
Twin Beds (1942)
Director
Ten Days in Paris (1940)
Director
The Camels Are Coming (1934)
Director
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
as Usher (uncredited)
Everything’s Rosie (1931)
Screenplay
It's a Boy (1934)
Director
Out All Night (1933)
Story
Aunt Sally (1934)
Director, Story
Action for Slander (1937)
Director
Farewell Again (1937)
Director
Smash and Grab (1937)
Story, Director