Lowell Sherman

actor, director (1885-1934)

0.90body-of-work score · ranked #954 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
October 11, 1885 · San Francisco
Died
December 28, 1934 · Hollywood
Nationality
United States
Work
film director, actor, stage actor, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Lowell Sherman
Studio of Luther S. White · 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

    1933 · United States · comedy, romance, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1933 · National Film Registry (inducted 1996)

    0.682 citations
  2. 2

    1935 · United States · drama

    National Film Registry (inducted 2019)

    0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1929Nearly Divorced
  • 1930Lawful Larceny
  • 1930The Pay-Off
  • 1931Bachelor Apartment
  • 1931High Stakes
  • 1931The Royal Bed
  • 1932False Faces
  • 1932Ladies of the Jury
  • 1932The Greeks Had a Word for Them
  • 1933Broadway Through a Keyhole
  • 1933Morning Glory
  • 1933She Done Him Wrong
  • 1934Born to Be Bad
  • 1935Becky Sharp
  • 1935Night Life of the Gods