Frank Tashlin

American film director (1913–1972)

2.40body-of-work score · ranked #448 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

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

Born
February 19, 1913 · Weehawken
Died
May 5, 1972 · Hollywood
Nationality
United States
Work
animator, screenwriter, film director, comics artist
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

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

    1957 · United States · comedy, romance

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1957 #2 · National Film Registry (inducted 2000) · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.973 citations
  2. 2

    1956 · United States · musical, comedy

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1957 #8 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1120

    0.764 citations
  3. 3

    1947 · United States

    National Film Registry (inducted 2014)

    0.231 citation
  4. 4

    1952 · United States · comedy, western

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  5. 5

    1955 · United States · musical, comedy

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  6. 6

    1958 · United States · musical

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation
  7. 7

    1964 · United States · comedy

    Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 33 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1941The Fox and the Grapes
  • 1942A Hollywood Detour
  • 1943The Goldbrick
  • 1944Censored
  • 1946Choo Choo Amigo
  • 1946The Lady Said No
  • 1947The Way of Peace
  • 1951The Lemon Drop Kid
  • 1952Son of Paleface
  • 1952The First Time
  • 1953Marry Me Again
  • 1954Susan Slept Here
  • 1955Artists and Models
  • 1956Hollywood or Bust
  • 1956The Girl Can't Help It
  • 1956The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
  • 1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
  • 1958Rock-A-Bye Baby
  • 1958The Geisha Boy
  • 1959Say One for Me
  • 1960Cinderfella
  • 1961Bachelor Flat
  • 1962It's Only Money
  • 1963The Man from the Diner's Club
  • 1963Who's Minding the Store?
  • 1964The Disorderly Orderly
  • 1965The Alphabet Murders
  • 1966The Glass Bottom Boat
  • 1967Caprice
  • 1968The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
  • 2005Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
  • 2006Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4
  • 2010Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl