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Directing

Norman Taurog

Career: Active from 1920 to 1968, with up to 7 main titles a year.

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: If I Had a Million
83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Academy Awards · Directing
1931 · Won · 4th Academy Awards
Skippy
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Directing
1939 · Nominated · 11th Academy Awards
Boys Town
Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Norman Taurog Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
3.1, average 5.5
Contemporary Realism
2.9, average 5.4
Tension
3.6, average 5.9
Violence
2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Nostalgic Charm 7
Classic Hollywood 6
Wholesome Entertainment 5
Classic Comedy 5
Family-Friendly 5
Lighthearted 5
Slapstick Humor 5
Physical Humor 4
Musical 4
Situational Humor 4
Mid-Century Americana 4
1960s Pop Culture 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 70

That's Entertainment, Part II

70

Thanks

1960s

14 titles · average score 47

Live a Little, Love a Little

58

Director

Speedway

47

Director

Double Trouble

49

Director

Spinout

43

Director

Tickle Me

58

Director

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

39

Director

It Happened at the World's Fair

41

Director

Palm Springs Weekend

48

Director

Girls! Girls! Girls!

43

Director

Blue Hawaii

53

Director

G.I. Blues

32

Director

Visit to a Small Planet

50

Director

1950s

17 titles · average score 59

Don't Give Up the Ship

59

Director

Onionhead

52

Director

Bundle of Joy

55

Director

Pardners

59

Director

You're Never Too Young

64

Director

Living It Up

63

Director

The Caddy

61

Director

Room for One More

64

Director

Jumping Jacks

60

Director

The Stooge

70

Director

Rich, Young and Pretty

42

Director

The Toast of New Orleans

54

Director

1940s

15 titles · average score 61

Words and Music

38

Director

The Bride Goes Wild

65

Director

Big City

71

Director

The Beginning or the End

64

Director

The Hoodlum Saint

58

Director

Presenting Lily Mars

69

Director

Girl Crazy

70

Director

Men of Boys Town

51

Director

Design for Scandal

56

Director

Broadway Melody of 1940

76

Director

Young Tom Edison

68

Director

Little Nellie Kelly

62

Director

1930s

33 titles · average score 62

Lucky Night

51

Director

Boys Town

79

Director

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

72

Director

The Girl Downstairs

54

Director

You Can't Have Everything

64

Director

Rhythm on the Range

48

Director

Strike Me Pink

48

Director

The Big Broadcast of 1936

54

Director

We're Not Dressing

61

Director

If I Had a Million

83

Director

Skippy

62

Director

Hot Curves

Director

1920s

41 titles · average score 56

Lucky Boy

Director

Breezing Along

Director

Director

Move Along

Writer, Director

The Cloudhopper

Director

Andy's Stump Speech

Director

Aladdin

Director

The Sawmill

56

Director, Writer

The Sportsman

Director, Story

The Hick

Director

The Rent Collector

Director, Writer

The Suitor

Director