Alexander Hall

American film director and film editor (1894-1968)

1.00body-of-work score · ranked #844 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
January 11, 1894 · Boston
Died
July 30, 1968 · San Francisco
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, film editor, actor, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Alexander Hall
Associated Pictures Corporation / First National Pictures · 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

    1941 · United States · comedy, romance, fantasy

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1941 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #819

    0.783 citations
  2. 2

    1934 · United States · drama

    National Film Registry (inducted 1998)

    0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 40 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1916A Cry at Midnight
  • 1925Heart of a Siren
  • 1932Madame Racketeer
  • 1932Sinners in the Sun
  • 1933Midnight Club
  • 1933The Girl in 419
  • 1933Torch Singer
  • 1934Limehouse Blues
  • 1934Little Miss Marker
  • 1934Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
  • 1934The Pursuit of Happiness
  • 1935Annapolis Farewell
  • 1935Goin' to Town
  • 1936Give Us This Night
  • 1936Yours for the Asking
  • 1937Exclusive
  • 1938I Am the Law
  • 1938There's Always a Woman
  • 1938There's That Woman Again
  • 1939Good Girls Go to Paris
  • 1939The Amazing Mr. Williams
  • 1939The Lady's from Kentucky
  • 1940He Stayed for Breakfast
  • 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
  • 1940This Thing Called Love
  • 1941Bedtime Story
  • 1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan
  • 1942My Sister Eileen
  • 1942They All Kissed the Bride
  • 1944Once Upon a Time
  • 1944The Heavenly Body
  • 1945She Wouldn't Say Yes
  • 1947Down to Earth
  • 1949The Great Lover
  • 1950Louisa
  • 1950Love That Brute
  • 1951Up Front
  • 1952Because You're Mine
  • 1953Let's Do It Again
  • 1956Forever, Darling