Walter Lang
American film director (1896–1972)
0.78body-of-work score · ranked #1018 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- August 10, 1896 · Memphis
- Died
- February 7, 1972 · Palm Springs
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer
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
1956 · United States · romance, musical, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1956 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.622 citations - 20.171 citation
Complete filmography
All 64 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1925The Red Kimono
- 1926Money to Burn
- 1926The Earth Woman
- 1926The Golden Web
- 1927By Whose Hand?
- 1927Sally in Our Alley
- 1927The College Hero
- 1927The Ladybird
- 1927The Satin Woman
- 1928The Desert Bride
- 1928The Night Flyer
- 1929The Spirit of Youth
- 1930Brothers
- 1930Cock o' the Walk
- 1930Hello Sister
- 1930The Big Fight
- 1930The Costello Case
- 1931Command Performance
- 1931Hell Bound
- 1931Women Go on Forever
- 1932No More Orchids
- 1933Meet the Baron
- 1933The Warrior's Husband
- 1934The Mighty Barnum
- 1934The Party's Over
- 1934Whom the Gods Destroy
- 1935Carnival
- 1935Hooray for Love
- 1936Love Before Breakfast
- 1937Second Honeymoon
- 1937Wife, Doctor and Nurse
- 1938I'll Give a Million
- 1938The Baroness and the Butler
- 1939Susannah of the Mounties
- 1939The Little Princess
- 1940Star Dust
- 1940The Blue Bird
- 1940The Great Profile
- 1940Tin Pan Alley
- 1941Moon Over Miami
- 1941Week-End in Havana
- 1942Song of the Islands
- 1942The Magnificent Dope
- 1943Coney Island
- 1944Greenwich Village
- 1945State Fair
- 1946Claudia and David
- 1946Sentimental Journey
- 1947Mother Wore Tights
- 1948Sitting Pretty
- 1948When My Baby Smiles at Me
- 1949You're My Everything
- 1950Cheaper by the Dozen
- 1950The Jackpot
- 1951On the Riviera
- 1952With a Song in My Heart
- 1953Call Me Madam
- 1954There's No Business Like Show Business
- 1956The King and I
- 1957Desk Set
- 1959But Not for Me
- 1960Can-Can
- 1961Snow White and the Three Stooges
- 1961The Marriage-Go-Round