Irving Pichel

actor, film director (1891-1954)

0.61body-of-work score · ranked #1296 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
June 24, 1891 · Pittsburgh
Died
July 13, 1954 · Hollywood
Nationality
United States
Work
actor, film director, film actor, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Irving Pichel
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

    1942 · United States · war, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1942

    0.451 citation
  2. 2

    1932 · United States · horror, drama

    Criterion Collection spine #46

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 37 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1932The Most Dangerous Game
  • 1933Before Dawn
  • 1935She
  • 1936Beware of Ladies
  • 1936The Gentleman from Louisiana
  • 1937Larceny on the Air
  • 1937The Duke Comes Back
  • 1937The Sheik Steps Out
  • 1939The Great Commandment
  • 1940Earthbound
  • 1940The Man I Married
  • 1941Dance Hall
  • 1941Hudson's Bay
  • 1941Swamp Water
  • 1942Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
  • 1942Secret Agent of Japan
  • 1942The Pied Piper
  • 1943Happy Land
  • 1943The Moon Is Down
  • 1944And Now Tomorrow
  • 1945A Medal for Benny
  • 1946Colonel Effingham's Raid
  • 1946O.S.S.
  • 1946Temptation
  • 1946The Bride Wore Boots
  • 1946Tomorrow Is Forever
  • 1947Something in the Wind
  • 1947They Won't Believe Me
  • 1948Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
  • 1948The Miracle of the Bells
  • 1949Without Honor
  • 1950Destination Moon
  • 1950Quicksand
  • 1950The Great Rupert
  • 1951Santa Fe
  • 1953Martin Luther
  • 1954Day of Triumph