Directing
Sam Nelson
- Titles
- 85movies
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1943, busiest in 1939 with 10 main titles.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Mandrake the Magician59/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Violence4.9average 4.3
- Tension6.5average 6.1
- Mystery4.5average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.7, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Family Dynamics3.7, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles StarrettActorThe Stranger from Texas, Outlaws of the Panhandle, Outlaws of the Prairie, Bullets for Rustlers, The Man from Sundown, +8 more
Dick CurtisActorPioneers of the Frontier, The Stranger from Texas, Outlaws of the Prairie, Bullets for Rustlers, Mandrake the Magician, +7 more
Bob NolanActorThe Stranger from Texas, Outlaws of the Panhandle, Bullets for Rustlers, The Man from Sundown, West of the Santa Fe, +6 more
Iris MeredithActorOverland with Kit Carson, Outlaws of the Prairie, The Man from Sundown, West of the Santa Fe, Law of the Plains, +4 more
Edmund CobbActorThe Stranger from Texas, Outlaws of the Prairie, Prairie Schooners, West of the Santa Fe, North of the Yukon, +2 more
Richard FiskeActorPioneers of the Frontier, Overland with Kit Carson, The Stranger from Texas, The Man from Sundown, Prairie Schooners, +2 more
Bill ElliottActorPioneers of the Frontier, Overland with Kit Carson, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Prairie Schooners
Jack RockwellActorThe Stranger from Texas, Bullets for Rustlers, The Man from Sundown, Law of the Plains
Edward LeSaintActorOutlaws of the Prairie, Bullets for Rustlers, Law of the Plains, Colorado Trail
Kenneth MacDonaldActorOverland with Kit Carson, Bullets for Rustlers, Mandrake the Magician, Mandrake the Magician
Hank BellActorWest of the Santa Fe, Colorado Trail, Western Caravans, The Thundering West- BBennett CohenWriterSagebrush Law, West of the Santa Fe, North of the Yukon, Western Caravans
Movies and TV shows
751960s
6 titles · average score 66
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1950s
20 titles · average score 64
81
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1940s
21 titles · average score 64
71
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as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
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1930s
25 titles · average score 64
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1920s
3 titles
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