Portrait of Norman Taurog

Directing

Norman Taurog

Career

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

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
GoodWatch score83/100

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.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
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

Select a genre to see those titles.

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
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1960s

14 titles · average score 47
Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Speedway
Speedway (1968)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Spinout
Spinout (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Tickle Me
Tickle Me (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

It Happened at the World's Fair
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Palm Springs Weekend
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Girls! Girls! Girls!
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues (1960)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

1950s

17 titles · average score 59
Don't Give Up the Ship
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Onionhead
Onionhead (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Pardners
Pardners (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

You're Never Too Young
You're Never Too Young (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Living It Up
Living It Up (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Caddy
The Caddy (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Room for One More
Room for One More (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Stooge
The Stooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1940s

15 titles · average score 61
Words and Music
Words and Music (1948)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Big City
Big City (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1930s

33 titles · average score 62
Lucky Night
Lucky Night (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

We're Not Dressing
We're Not Dressing (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Hot Curves
Hot Curves (1930)

Director

1920s

41 titles · average score 56
Lucky Boy
Lucky Boy (1929)

Director

Breezing Along
Breezing Along (1927)

Director

Papa's Boy
Papa's Boy (1927)

Director

Move Along
Move Along (1926)

Writer, Director

The Cloudhopper
The Cloudhopper (1925)

Director

Andy's Stump Speech
Andy's Stump Speech (1924)

Director

Aladdin
Aladdin (1922)

Director

The Sawmill
The Sawmill (1922)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

The Sportsman
The Sportsman (1921)

Director, Story

The Hick
The Hick (1921)

Director

The Rent Collector
The Rent Collector (1921)

Director, Writer

The Suitor
The Suitor (1920)

Director