Portrait of Tim Whelan

Directing

Tim Whelan

Titles
45movies1TV show
Career

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

Directed
29
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Safety Last!
Safety Last!
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Tim Whelan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.6
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
TypeAllMovies19
RoleAnyDirecting29Writing19Acting2Production2Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s91930s10
GenreAnyComedy18Romance7Crime3Drama3Thriller2Music2Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1930s

10 titles · average score 57
Poster for Smash and Grab

Director, Story

GoodWatch68
Poster for The Murder Man

Screenplay, Director

Poster for Aunt Sally

Director, Story

GoodWatch62
Poster for Peach-o-Reno

Writer, Adaptation

1920s

9 titles · average score 75
Poster for Adam's Apple

Director, Writer

GoodWatch75
Poster for Exit Smiling

Scenario Writer

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