Portrait of Alfred Santell

Directing

Alfred Santell

Career

Active from 1915 to 1946, busiest in 1926 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alfred Santell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    0.5, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.3, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2
  • Charming Performances 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Early Talkie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 53
That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Mexicana
Mexicana (1945)

Associate Producer, Director

The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Jack London
Jack London (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

Director

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Director

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 55
Our Leading Citizen
Our Leading Citizen (1939)

Director

Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Breakfast for Two
Breakfast for Two (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Winterset
Winterset (1936)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Right To Romance
The Right To Romance (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Bondage
Bondage (1933)

Director

Polly of the Circus
Polly of the Circus (1932)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Sob Sister
Sob Sister (1931)

Director

Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1931)

Director, Writer

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 55
This Is Heaven
This Is Heaven (1929)

Director

Show Girl
Show Girl (1928)

Director

The Patent Leather Kid
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1927)

Director, Producer

Just Another Blonde
Just Another Blonde (1926)

Director

Classified
Classified (1925)

Director

Parisian Nights
Parisian Nights (1925)

Director

The Man Who Played Square
The Man Who Played Square (1924)

Director

Empty Hearts
Empty Hearts (1924)

Director

Lights Out
Lights Out (1923)

Director

High Flyers
High Flyers (1922)

Director

1910s

7 titles
Vamping the Vamp
Vamping the Vamp (1918)

Director, Writer

A Bathtub Bandit
A Bathtub Bandit (1917)

Director

Whirlwind of Whiskers
Whirlwind of Whiskers (1917)

Director

The Deadly Doughnut
The Deadly Doughnut (1917)

Director

The Gilded Youth
The Gilded Youth (1917)

Writer

Bluff
Bluff (1916)

Scenario Writer

Dirty Work in a Laundry
Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)

Writer