Sidney Lanfield

American film director (1898-1972)

0.45body-of-work score · ranked #1472 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

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

Born: April 20, 1898 · Chicago
Died: June 20, 1972 · Marina del Rey
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, screenwriter
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

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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
The House of Rothschild
1934 · United States · biography, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1934
0.451 citation

Complete filmography

All 39 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1930Cheer Up and Smile
1931Hush Money
1931Three Girls Lost
1932Dance Team
1932Hat Check Girl
1932Society Girl
1933Broadway Bad
1934Moulin Rouge
1934The House of Rothschild
1934The Last Gentleman
1935Hold 'Em Yale
1935Red Salute
1936Half Angel
1936King of Burlesque
1936One in a Million
1936Sing, Baby, Sing
1937Love and Hisses
1937Thin Ice
1937Wake Up and Live
1938Always Goodbye
1939Second Fiddle
1939The Hound of the Baskervilles
1940Swanee River
1941You'll Never Get Rich
1942My Favorite Blonde
1942The Lady Has Plans
1943Let's Face It
1943The Meanest Man in the World
1944Standing Room Only
1944The Princess and the Pirate
1945Bring on the Girls
1946The Well-Groomed Bride
1947The Trouble with Women
1947Where There's Life
1948Station West
1949Sorrowful Jones
1951Follow the Sun
1951The Lemon Drop Kid
1952Skirts Ahoy!