George Marshall

American actor, screenwriter, and film director (1891–1975)

1.23body-of-work score · ranked #751 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
December 29, 1891 · Chicago
Died
February 17, 1975 · Los Angeles
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of George Marshall
Unknown authorUnknown author · 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

    1962 · United States · western, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1963 · National Film Registry (inducted 1997)

    0.682 citations
  2. 2

    1939 · United States · comedy, western

    National Film Registry (inducted 1996) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1024

    0.553 citations

Complete filmography

All 98 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1916A Woman's Eyes
  • 1916Love's Lariat
  • 1916The Committee on Credentials
  • 1916The Devil's Own
  • 1917The Man from Montana
  • 1918Quick Triggers
  • 1918The Midnight Flyer
  • 1918When Paris Green Saw Red
  • 1919The Adventures of Ruth
  • 1920Prairie Trails
  • 1920Ruth of the Rockies
  • 1921A Ridin' Romeo
  • 1921After Your Own Heart
  • 1921Hands Off
  • 1921The Jolt
  • 1921The Lady from Longacre
  • 1921Why Trust Your Husband?
  • 1922Smiles Are Trumps
  • 1923Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
  • 1923Men in the Raw
  • 1932Pack Up Your Troubles
  • 1932Their First Mistake
  • 1932Towed in a Hole
  • 1933Lui e l'altro
  • 1934365 Nights in Hollywood
  • 1934Ever Since Eve
  • 1934She Learned About Sailors
  • 1934Wild Gold
  • 1935$10 Raise
  • 1935In Old Kentucky
  • 1935Life Begins at Forty
  • 1935Music Is Magic
  • 1935Show Them No Mercy!
  • 1936A Message to Garcia
  • 1936The Crime of Dr. Forbes
  • 1937Can This Be Dixie?
  • 1937Love Under Fire
  • 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!
  • 1938Battle of Broadway
  • 1938Hold That Co-ed
  • 1938The Goldwyn Follies
  • 1939Destry Rides Again
  • 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
  • 1940The Ghost Breakers
  • 1940When the Daltons Rode
  • 1941Pot o' Gold
  • 1941Texas
  • 1942Hold That Blonde
  • 1942Star Spangled Rhythm
  • 1942The Forest Rangers
  • 1942Valley of the Sun
  • 1943Riding High
  • 1943True to Life
  • 1944And the Angels Sing
  • 1945Incendiary Blonde
  • 1945Murder, He Says
  • 1946Monsieur Beaucaire
  • 1946The Blue Dahlia
  • 1947The Perils of Pauline
  • 1947Variety Girl
  • 1948Hazard
  • 1948Tap Roots
  • 1949My Friend Irma
  • 1950Fancy Pants
  • 1950Never a Dull Moment
  • 1951A Millionaire for Christy
  • 1952The Savage
  • 1953Houdini
  • 1953Money from Home
  • 1953Off Limits
  • 1953Scared Stiff
  • 1954Destry
  • 1954Duel in the Jungle
  • 1954Red Garters
  • 1955The Second Greatest Sex
  • 1956Beyond Mombasa
  • 1956Pillars of the Sky
  • 1957The Guns of Fort Petticoat
  • 1957The Sad Sack
  • 1958Imitation General
  • 1958The Sheepman
  • 1959It Started with a Kiss
  • 1959The Gazebo
  • 1959The Mating Game
  • 1961Cry for Happy
  • 1961The Happy Thieves
  • 1962How the West Was Won
  • 1963Papa's Delicate Condition
  • 1964Advance to the Rear
  • 1964Dark Purpose
  • 1965Do Not Disturb
  • 1966Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
  • 1967Eight on the Lam
  • 1968The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
  • 1969Hook, Line & Sinker
  • Le Partenaire muet
  • The Back Trail
  • Where is This West?