Joseph Santley
actor, film director (1889-1971)
0.23body-of-work score · ranked #1991 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 10, 1889 · Salt Lake City
- Died
- August 8, 1971 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, dancer
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.
- 10.231 citation
Complete filmography
All 59 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1929A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
- 1929All Americans
- 1929Blue Songs
- 1929The Cocoanuts
- 1930Swing High
- 1931Oh! Oh! Cleopatra
- 1932Ladies Not Allowed
- 1934Million Dollar Baby
- 1934The Loudspeaker
- 1934Young and Beautiful
- 1935Frisco Waterfront
- 1935Harmony Lane
- 1935Waterfront Lady
- 1936Dancing Feet
- 1936Her Master's Voice
- 1936Laughing Irish Eyes
- 1936Smartest Girl in Town
- 1936The Harvester
- 1936Walking on Air
- 1936We Went to College
- 1937Meet the Missus
- 1937She's Got Everything
- 1937There Goes the Groom
- 1938Always in Trouble
- 1938Blond Cheat
- 1938Swing, Sister, Swing
- 1939The Family Next Door
- 1939The Spirit of Culver
- 1939Two Bright Boys
- 1940Behind the News
- 1940Dancing on a Dime
- 1940Ice-Capades
- 1940Melody and Moonlight
- 1940Melody Ranch
- 1940Music in My Heart
- 1941Down Mexico Way
- 1941Puddin' Head
- 1941Rookies on Parade
- 1941Sis Hopkins
- 1942A Tragedy at Midnight
- 1942Call of the Canyon
- 1942Joan of Ozark
- 1942Remember Pearl Harbor
- 1942Yokel Boy
- 1943Chatterbox
- 1943Here Comes Elmer
- 1943Shantytown
- 1943Sleepy Lagoon
- 1943Thumbs Up
- 1944Brazil
- 1944Goodnight, Sweetheart
- 1944Jamboree
- 1944Rosie the Riveter
- 1944Three Little Sisters
- 1945Earl Carroll Vanities
- 1945Hitchhike to Happiness
- 1946Shadow of a Woman
- 1949Make Believe Ballroom
- 1950When You're Smiling