Sam Taylor
American film director (1895-1958)
2.21body-of-work score · ranked #480 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- August 13, 1895 · New York City
- Died
- March 6, 1958 · Santa Monica
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
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
1923 · United States · comedy, romance, silent
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1924 #3 · National Film Registry (inducted 1994) · Criterion Collection spine #662
1.135 citations - 2
1925 · United States · comedy, silent
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1926 #9 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990) · Criterion Collection spine #703
0.693 citations - 30.391 citation
Complete filmography
All 23 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1922The Mohican's Daughter
- 1923Safety Last!
- 1923Why Worry?
- 1924Girl Shy
- 1924Hot Water
- 1925The Freshman
- 1926Exit Smiling
- 1926For Heaven's Sake
- 1927My Best Girl
- 1928Tempest
- 1928The Woman Disputed
- 1929Coquette
- 1929The Taming of the Shrew
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of Passion
- 1931Ambassador Bill
- 1931Kiki
- 1931Skyline
- 1932Devil's Lottery
- 1933Out All Night
- 1934The Cat's-Paw
- 1935Vagabond Lady
- 1944Nothing but Trouble
- 1956The Monte Carlo Story