Alan Crosland

American actor and film director (1894-1936)

0.91body-of-work score · ranked #941 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
August 10, 1894 · New York City
Died
July 16, 1936 · Hollywood
Nationality
United States
Work
actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Alan Crosland
Unknown photographer · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1927 · United States · romance, musical, drama

    AFI 100 (1998) #90 · National Film Registry (inducted 1996) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.623 citations
  2. 2

    1926 · United States · romance, silent

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1927 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 60 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1917Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
  • 1917Kidnapped
  • 1917The Apple Tree Girl
  • 1917The Light in Darkness
  • 1917The Little Chevalier
  • 1918The Unbeliever
  • 1918The Whirlpool
  • 1919The Country Cousin
  • 1920Broadway and Home
  • 1920Everybody's Sweetheart
  • 1920Greater Than Fame
  • 1920The Flapper
  • 1920The Point of View
  • 1920Youthful Folly
  • 1921Is Life Worth Living?
  • 1921Room and Board
  • 1921Worlds Apart
  • 1922Shadows of the Sea
  • 1922Slim Shoulders
  • 1922The Face in the Fog
  • 1922The Prophet's Paradise
  • 1922The Snitching Hour
  • 1922Why Announce Your Marriage?
  • 1923Enemies of Women
  • 1923Under the Red Robe
  • 1924Miami
  • 1924Sinners in Heaven
  • 1924Three Weeks
  • 1924Unguarded Women
  • 1925Bobbed Hair
  • 1925Compromise
  • 1925Contraband
  • 1926Don Juan
  • 1927Old San Francisco
  • 1927The Beloved Rogue
  • 1927The Jazz Singer
  • 1927When a Man Loves
  • 1928Glorious Betsy
  • 1928The Scarlet Lady
  • 1929On with the Show
  • 1930Big Boy
  • 1930Captain Thunder
  • 1930Children of Dreams
  • 1930General Crack
  • 1930Song of the Flame
  • 1930The Furies
  • 1930Viennese Nights
  • 1932The Silver Lining
  • 1932Week Ends Only
  • 1933Hello, Sister!
  • 1934Massacre
  • 1934Midnight Alibi
  • 1934The Case of the Howling Dog
  • 1934The Personality Kid
  • 1935It Happened in New York
  • 1935King Solomon of Broadway
  • 1935Lady Tubbs
  • 1935Mister Dynamite
  • 1935The Great Impersonation
  • 1935The White Cockatoo