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Directing

Sam White

Career

Active from 1920 to 1952, with a break from 1922 to 1932, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score37/100
Highest rated
Poster for People Are Funny
People Are Funny
GoodWatch score37/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam White Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 44
White Comanche
White Comanche (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 74
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File (1957)

TV show

As We Forgive
As We Forgive (1952)

Director

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 54
People Are Funny
People Are Funny (1946)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

The Return of the Vampire
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger (1942)

Director

The Officer and the Lady
The Officer and the Lady (1941)

Director

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 50
Top of the Town
Top of the Town (1937)

Director

The Champ's a Chump
The Champ's a Chump (1936)

Director

Wig-Wag
Wig-Wag (1935)

Director

Brick-a-Brac
Brick-a-Brac (1935)

Director

Love on a Ladder
Love on a Ladder (1934)

Director

The Dancing Millionaire
The Dancing Millionaire (1934)

Director

Contented Calves
Contented Calves (1934)

Director

Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses (1934)

Director

Fits in a Fiddle
Fits in a Fiddle (1933)

Director

Hold Your Temper
Hold Your Temper (1933)

Director

Kickin' the Crown Around
Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)

Director

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

Editor

1920s

2 titles
West of the Rio Grande
West of the Rio Grande (1921)

as Shorty

Honeymoon Ranch
Honeymoon Ranch (1920)

as Shorty