Portrait of Vernon Sewell

Directing

Vernon Sewell

Career

Active from 1934 to 1972, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vernon Sewell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • British Horror 2
  • 1960s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 52
Burke & Hare
Burke & Hare (1972)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 56
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Some May Live
Some May Live (1967)

Director

Strictly for the Birds
Strictly for the Birds (1964)

Director

A Matter of Choice
A Matter of Choice (1963)

Director, Story

Strongroom
Strongroom (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

House of Mystery
House of Mystery (1961)

Director, Screenplay

The Man in the Back Seat
The Man in the Back Seat (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Wind of Change
The Wind of Change (1961)

Director

Urge to Kill
Urge to Kill (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 61
Wrong Number
Wrong Number (1959)

Director

Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Rogue's Yarn
Rogue's Yarn (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Home and Away
Home and Away (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Adaptation

Spin a Dark Web
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Johnny, You're Wanted
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)

Director

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Radio Cab Murder
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

Dangerous Voyage
Dangerous Voyage (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Story, Director

The Floating Dutchman
The Floating Dutchman (1954)

Director, Screenplay

Counterspy
Counterspy (1953)

Director

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship (1952)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 56
The Jack of Diamonds
The Jack of Diamonds (1949)

as Engineer

Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Frenzy
Frenzy (1946)

Writer, Director

The World Owes Me a Living
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)

Director, Writer

The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

1930s

4 titles
What Men Live By
What Men Live By (1938)

Adaptation, Director

A Test for Love
A Test for Love (1937)

Director

Men Against the Sea
Men Against the Sea (1936)

Director

The Medium
The Medium (1934)

Director