Archie Mayo
movie director and stage actor (1891-1968)
0.33body-of-work score · ranked #1652 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 29, 1891 · New York City
- Died
- December 4, 1968 · Guadalajara
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, stage actor, screenwriter, film actor

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.
- 10.331 citation
Complete filmography
All 69 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1923All Over Twist
- 1923Don't Get Fresh
- 1923High Kickers
- 1923Round Figures
- 1923Speed Bugs
- 1923The Imperfect Lover
- 1924Reno or Bust
- 1925Money Talks
- 1925Off His Beat
- 1926Christine of the Big Tops
- 1926Unknown Treasures
- 1926Weak, But Willing
- 1927Dearie
- 1927Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
- 1927Quarantined Rivals
- 1927Slightly Used
- 1927The College Widow
- 1928Beware of Married Men
- 1928My Man
- 1928On Trial
- 1928State Street Sadie
- 1928The Crimson City
- 1929Is Everybody Happy?
- 1929Sonny Boy
- 1929The Sacred Flame
- 1929The Sap
- 1930Courage
- 1930Oh Sailor Behave
- 1930The Doorway to Hell
- 1930Vengeance
- 1930Wide Open
- 1931Bought!
- 1931Illicit
- 1931Svengali
- 1931Under 18
- 1932Night After Night
- 1932Street of Women
- 1932The Expert
- 1932Two Against the World
- 1933Convention City
- 1933Ever in My Heart
- 1933The Life of Jimmy Dolan
- 1933The Mayor of Hell
- 1934Desirable
- 1934Gambling Lady
- 1934The Man with Two Faces
- 1935Bordertown
- 1935Go Into Your Dance
- 1935The Case of the Lucky Legs
- 1936Give Me Your Heart
- 1936I Married a Doctor
- 1936The Petrified Forest
- 1937Black Legion
- 1937Call It a Day
- 1937It's Love I'm After
- 1938The Adventures of Marco Polo
- 1938Youth Takes a Fling
- 1939They Shall Have Music
- 1940Four Sons
- 1940The House Across the Bay
- 1941Charley's Aunt
- 1941Confirm or Deny
- 1941The Great American Broadcast
- 1942Moontide
- 1942Orchestra Wives
- 1943Crash Dive
- 1944Sweet and Low-Down
- 1946A Night in Casablanca
- 1946Angel on My Shoulder
