Portrait of Allan Dwan

Directing

Allan Dwan

Career

Active from 1911 to 1961, busiest in 1913 with 15 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Allan Dwan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 10
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Early Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Silent Film 5
  • Classic Western 5
  • Silent Era Drama 4
  • Love Triangle 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Lost Film 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

191
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 54
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 55
The River's Edge
The River's Edge (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Restless Breed
The Restless Breed (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Pearl of the South Pacific
Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Silver Lode
Silver Lode (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

I Dream of Jeanie
I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Montana Belle
Montana Belle (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1940s

18 titles ยท average score 61
The Inside Story
The Inside Story (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Driftwood
Driftwood (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer, Director

Calendar Girl
Calendar Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Getting Gertie's Garter
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

Director

Up in Mabel's Room
Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Young People
Young People (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

Director, Producer

Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady (1940)

Director

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 61
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Suez
Suez (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Heidi
Heidi (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane (1936)

Director

Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man (1936)

Director

Black Sheep
Black Sheep (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

Story, Director

Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party (1934)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Her First Affaire
Her First Affaire (1932)

Director

1920s

40 titles ยท average score 71
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask (1929)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Tide of Empire
Tide of Empire (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1927)

Director, Adaptation

Stage Struck
Stage Struck (1925)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Manhandled
Manhandled (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

A Society Scandal
A Society Scandal (1924)

Director

Wages of Virtue
Wages of Virtue (1924)

Director

Zaza
Zaza (1923)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Big Brother
Big Brother (1923)

Director

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1922)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

A Perfect Crime
A Perfect Crime (1921)

Director, Scenario Writer

The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish (1920)

Scenario Writer, Director

1910s

86 titles ยท average score 67
Headin' South
Headin' South (1918)

Director, Writer

He Comes Up Smiling
He Comes Up Smiling (1918)

Director

Mr. Fix-It
Mr. Fix-It (1918)

Director, Writer

The Good Bad-Man
The Good Bad-Man (1916)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Manhattan Madness
Manhattan Madness (1916)

Director

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Betty of Greystone
Betty of Greystone (1916)

Director

Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty (1916)

Director, Story

The Foundling
The Foundling (1915)

Director

Wildflower
Wildflower (1914)

Writer, Director

The Thief's Wife
The Thief's Wife (1912)

Writer, Director

The Ranchman's Vengeance
The Ranchman's Vengeance (1911)

Director