Portrait of Sidney Lanfield

Directing

Sidney Lanfield

Career

Active from 1926 to 1967, busiest in 1937 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Addams Family
The Addams Family
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sidney Lanfield Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Iconic Theme Music 3
  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Crime Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Little Amy
Little Amy (1962)

Director

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Sorrowful Jones
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Station West
Station West (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Where There's Life
Where There's Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women (1947)

Director

The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls (1945)

Director

Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Let's Face It
Let's Face It (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Lady Has Plans
The Lady Has Plans (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1930s

22 titles ยท average score 60
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Swanee River
Swanee River (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live (1937)

Director

One in a Million
One in a Million (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Red Salute
Red Salute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Society Girl
Society Girl (1932)

Director

Hat Check Girl
Hat Check Girl (1932)

Director

Three Girls Lost
Three Girls Lost (1931)

Director

1920s

5 titles
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)

Story

Big Time
Big Time (1929)

Writer

Romance of the Underworld
Romance of the Underworld (1928)

Story

Don't Marry
Don't Marry (1928)

Writer

Golf Widows
Golf Widows (1926)

Writer