Portrait of Christy Cabanne

Directing

Christy Cabanne

Career

Active from 1911 to 1948, busiest in 1913 and 1914 with 16 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christy Cabanne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 9
  • Early Cinema 8
  • Silent Film 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Melodrama 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Sentimental 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Silent Era 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

167
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 53
Scared to Death
Scared to Death (1947)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

King of the Bandits
King of the Bandits (1947)

Story, Director

Robin Hood of Monterey
Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)

Director

The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Dixie Jamboree
Dixie Jamboree (1944)

Director

Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)

Director

Scattergood Rides High
Scattergood Rides High (1942)

Director

The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Danger On Wheels
Danger On Wheels (1940)

Director

Hot Steel
Hot Steel (1940)

Director

Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon (1940)

Director

1930s

41 titles ยท average score 56
Tropic Fury
Tropic Fury (1939)

Director

This Marriage Business
This Marriage Business (1938)

Director

Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It (1938)

Director

Annapolis Salute
Annapolis Salute (1937)

Director, Story

You Can't Beat Love
You Can't Beat Love (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Westland Case
The Westland Case (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1934)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The World Gone Mad
The World Gone Mad (1933)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 86
Annapolis
Annapolis (1928)

Director

Driftwood
Driftwood (1928)

Director

Nameless Men
Nameless Men (1928)

Director

Altars of Desire
Altars of Desire (1927)

Director

The Midshipman
The Midshipman (1925)

Director

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

Second Unit Director

The Masked Bride
The Masked Bride (1925)

Director

The Average Woman
The Average Woman (1924)

Director

Youth for Sale
Youth for Sale (1924)

Director

The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment (1924)

Producer, Director

Beyond the Rainbow
Beyond the Rainbow (1922)

Director, Writer

What's a Wife Worth?
What's a Wife Worth? (1921)

Director, Writer

1910s

78 titles ยท average score 61
National Red Cross Pageant
National Red Cross Pageant (1917)

Director

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Daphne and the Pirate
Daphne and the Pirate (1916)

Director

Diane of the Follies
Diane of the Follies (1916)

Director

Sold for Marriage
Sold for Marriage (1916)

Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

Second Assistant Director

Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Double Trouble
Double Trouble (1915)

Director, Scenario Writer

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

Assistant Director

The Sisters
The Sisters (1914)

Writer, Director

The Life of General Villa
The Life of General Villa (1914)

Director

A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy (1913)

Writer