Portrait of Clarence Brown

Directing

Clarence Brown

Career

Active from 1920 to 1986, with a break from 1953 to 1985, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Clarence Brown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Forbidden Love 5
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Star-Crossed Lovers 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Pre-Code Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Dead Heat
Dead Heat (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Harry Latham

Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas
Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas (1986)

as Batterie

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as (segment "Need to Know")

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 61
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

When in Rome
When in Rome (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

To Please a Lady
To Please a Lady (1950)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Producer

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 74
Intruder in the Dust
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Song of Love
Song of Love (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

The Yearling
The Yearling (1946)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Director

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Come Live with Me
Come Live with Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 63
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Conquest
Conquest (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1935)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee (1934)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Chained
Chained (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Emma
Emma (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Possessed
Possessed (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

as Man on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

Romance
Romance (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Producer

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1920s

18 titles ยท average score 70
Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Roller Coaster Rider

Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women (1929)

Director

A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98 (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Kiki
Kiki (1926)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

The Eagle
The Eagle (1925)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Goose Woman
The Goose Woman (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Smouldering Fires
Smouldering Fires (1925)

Director

The Signal Tower
The Signal Tower (1924)

as Switch Man

Butterfly
Butterfly (1924)

Director

The Light in the Dark
The Light in the Dark (1922)

Director, Writer

1910s

8 titles ยท average score 62
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird (1918)
GoodWatch score 67

Editor

A Girl's Folly
A Girl's Folly (1917)
GoodWatch score 57

Editor

The Pride of the Clan
The Pride of the Clan (1917)

Assistant Director, Editor

The Rail Rider
The Rail Rider (1916)

Assistant Director, Editor

The Closed Road
The Closed Road (1916)

Editor, Assistant Director

The Hand of Peril
The Hand of Peril (1916)

Editor

The Velvet Paw
The Velvet Paw (1916)

Assistant Director, Editor

The Cub
The Cub (1915)

Editor