Tay Garnett
American film director and writer (1894–1977)
0.73body-of-work score · ranked #1192 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 13, 1894 · Los Angeles
- Died
- October 3, 1977 · California
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer
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.
- 10.451 citation
- 20.171 citation
- 30.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 45 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1928Celebrity
- 1928The Spieler
- 1929Oh, Yeah!
- 1929The Flying Fool
- 1930Her Man
- 1931Bad Company
- 1932Okay, America!
- 1932One Way Passage
- 1932Prestige
- 1933Destination Unknown
- 1933S.O.S. Eisberg
- 1935China Seas
- 1935Professional Soldier
- 1935She Couldn't Take It
- 1937Love Is News
- 1937Slave Ship
- 1937Stand-In
- 1938Joy of Living
- 1938Trade Winds
- 1939Eternally Yours
- 1939Slightly Honorable
- 1940Seven Sinners
- 1941Cheers for Miss Bishop
- 1942My Favorite Spy
- 1943Bataan
- 1943The Cross of Lorraine
- 1944Mrs. Parkington
- 1944Since You Went Away
- 1945The Valley of Decision
- 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice
- 1947Wild Harvest
- 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- 1950The Fireball
- 1951Cause for Alarm!
- 1951Soldiers Three
- 1952One Minute to Zero
- 1953Main Street to Broadway
- 1954The Black Knight
- 1956Seven Wonders of the World
- 1960A Terrible Beauty
- 1963Cattle King
- 1970The Delta Factor
- 1972Challenge to Be Free
- 1975Timber Tramps
- —Officer O'Brien