Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979)
0.66body-of-work score · ranked #1242 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 3, 1897 · San Francisco
- Died
- October 1, 1979 · La Quinta
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, film editor, screenwriter, theatrical producer
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
1940 · United States · comedy, drama, musical
National Film Registry (inducted 2007) · Criterion Collection spine #1028 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.503 citations - 20.161 citation
Complete filmography
All 20 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1922Blood and Sand
- 1927Fashions for Women
- 1927Get Your Man
- 1927Ten Modern Commandments
- 1928Manhattan Cocktail
- 1929The Wild Party
- 1930Anybody's Woman
- 1930Behind the Make-Up
- 1930Paramount on Parade
- 1930Sarah and Son
- 1931Honor Among Lovers
- 1931Working Girls
- 1932Merrily We Go to Hell
- 1933Christopher Strong
- 1934Nana
- 1936Craig's Wife
- 1937The Bride Wore Red
- 1937The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
- 1940Dance, Girl, Dance
- 1943First Comes Courage