Directing
Walter Lang
- Titles
- 65movies
- Career
Active from 1925 to 1964, busiest in 1930 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 63titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Desk Set87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Wholesome6.3average 3.3
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Situational Comedy5.0average 2.7
- Showbiz3.4average 1.2
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
- Crime1.2, average 3.7
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 11
- Nostalgic 5
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Romantic Comedy 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Family-Friendly 3
- Show Business 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Feel-Good Entertainment 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Leon ShamroyCinematographerThe King and I, There's No Business Like Show Business, Cheaper by the Dozen, Desk Set, Snow White and the Three Stooges, +7 more- RRobert L. SimpsonEditorThe King and I, There's No Business Like Show Business, Desk Set, Can-Can, Song of the Islands, +5 more
- JJ. Watson Webb Jr.EditorCheaper by the Dozen, You're My Everything, With a Song in My Heart, Sitting Pretty, State Fair, +4 more
Alfred NewmanComposerThe King and I, With a Song in My Heart, Sitting Pretty, On the Riviera, Tin Pan Alley, +2 more
Betty GrableActorSong of the Islands, Tin Pan Alley, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Coney Island, Mother Wore Tights, +1 more
Lamar TrottiWriterCheaper by the Dozen, You're My Everything, Wife, Doctor and Nurse, With a Song in My Heart, When My Baby Smiles at Me, +1 more
John PayneActorWeek-End in Havana, Tin Pan Alley, Sentimental Journey, The Great Profile, Star Dust
Cesar RomeroActorThe Little Princess, Week-End in Havana, Coney Island, Love Before Breakfast
Dan DaileyActorThere's No Business Like Show Business, You're My Everything, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Mother Wore Tights- HHenry EphronWriterThere's No Business Like Show Business, Desk Set, On the Riviera, The Jackpot
- PPhoebe EphronWriterThere's No Business Like Show Business, Desk Set, On the Riviera, The Jackpot
Cyril J. MockridgeComposerCheaper by the Dozen, Desk Set, I'll Give a Million, Tin Pan Alley
Movies and TV shows
651960s
4 titles · average score 55
1950s
9 titles · average score 66
65
But Not for Me (1959)
Director
87
Desk Set (1957)
Director
53
The King and I (1956)
Director
65
Call Me Madam (1953)
Director
59
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Director
61
On the Riviera (1951)
Director
76
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Director
64
The Jackpot (1950)
Director
1940s
17 titles · average score 60
53
You're My Everything (1949)
Director
74
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Director
62
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Director
53
Sentimental Journey (1946)
Director
67
State Fair (1945)
Director
61
Greenwich Village (1944)
Director
62
Coney Island (1943)
Director
53
Song of the Islands (1942)
Director
65
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Director
66
Moon Over Miami (1941)
Director
59
The Blue Bird (1940)
Director
50
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Director
1930s
23 titles · average score 58
69
The Little Princess (1939)
Director
64
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Director
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Director
Top of the Town (1937)
Director
60
Second Honeymoon (1937)
Director
57
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
Director
54
Hooray for Love (1935)
Director
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
Director
47
Meet the Baron (1933)
Director
The Warrior's Husband (1933)
Director, Writer
58
No More Orchids (1932)
Director
1920s
12 titles · average score 61
The Spirit of Youth (1929)
Director
The Night Flyer (1928)
Director
The Desert Bride (1928)
Director
The College Hero (1927)
Director
The Satin Woman (1927)
Screenplay, Story
Sally in Our Alley (1927)
Director
Money to Burn (1926)
Director
The Golden Web (1926)
Director
The Earth Woman (1926)
Director
61
The Red Kimona (1925)
Director
As a Man Lives (1923)
Assistant Director