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Charles Lamont

Charles Lamont

Director, also producer · Died November 12, 1993, aged 98 · St. Petersburg, Russia

Charles Lamont (5 May 1895 – 12 September 1993) was a prolific film director of over 200 titles, and the producer and writer of many others. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and died in Los Angeles, California, USA. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Lamont, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
May 5, 1895
Died
November 12, 1993 (aged 98)
From
St. Petersburg, Russia
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 168 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Charles Lamont's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Morality
32%
Power
11%
Self
10%
Society
3%
Survival
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 25 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 17 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
16
Joyful
14
Tense
9
Warm
9
Thrilling
6
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Lamont's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Lamont's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

168 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Zorro(1957)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Annette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 20 episodes · Series Director

  • Francis in the Haunted House(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Lay That Rifle Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carolina Cannonball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Ricochet Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Untamed Heiress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Home(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Flame of Araby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Comin' Round the Mountain(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Shoplifter(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Ma and Pa Kettle(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Untamed Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Slave Girl(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Runaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • She Wrote the Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Frontier Gal(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • That's the Spirit(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Salome, Where She Danced(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bowery to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Merry Monahans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Her Primitive Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Chip Off the Old Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Top Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Fired Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Hit the Ice(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mister Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • It Comes Up Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Get Hep to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Hi, Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Almost Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • You're Telling Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Don't Get Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Road Agent(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Melody Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Moonlight in Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Sing Another Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • San Antonio Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Give Us Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Sandy Is a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Little Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Unexpected Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Inside Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Panama Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Pride of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Long Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Verbena trágica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • A Doggone Mixup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Cipher Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Associate Producer

  • Shadows Over Shanghai(1938)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Slander House(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • International Crime(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fiddling Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Wallaby Jim of the Islands(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • He Done His Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Playing the Ponies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Calling All Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Wrong Miss Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • My Little Feller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • New News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Love Nest on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Ditto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Sailor Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Writer

  • Knee Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Oh, Duchess! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Bulldog Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Lady Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Below the Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Little Red Schoolhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Grand Slam Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Writer

  • August Weekend(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Ring Around the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Thanks, Mr. Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Three on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Knockout Drops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • False Pretenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Lady in Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Happiness C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Girl Who Came Back(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The E-Flat Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Writer

  • The Captain Hits the Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Alimony Aches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Tramp Tramp Tramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Tars and Stripes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Story

  • Circumstantial Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Hayseed Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Story

  • One Run Elmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Restless Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Gigolette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • A Shot in the Dark(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Palooka from Paducah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Sons of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The World Accuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Tomorrow's Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Curtain Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Plumbing for Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Half-Baked Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Allez Oop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • No Sleep on the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Gold Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Writer

  • Managed Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Pardon My Pups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Story

  • Trimmed in Furs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Blue Blackbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • What's to Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Git Along Little Wifie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer

  • Merrily Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Story

  • The Big Squeal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Polly Tix in Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer

  • A Pair of Socks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Kid's Last Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Kid in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Techno-Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Two Black Crows in "Africa" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Glad Rags to Riches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Keyhole Katie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Pie-Covered Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • War Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Hollywood Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Running Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Hollywood Halfbacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Sight Seeing in New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Scenario Writer

  • Drumming It In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Fire Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Helter Skelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Joy Tonic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Ginger Snaps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Hot Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Navy Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • No Fare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Chilly Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Shamrock Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Scared Silly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • She's a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Kid Tricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Who’s Afraid? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Naughty Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Writer

  • Grandpa's Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Funny Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Open Spaces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Should Husbands Marry? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Story

  • My Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • A Yankee Doodle Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Raisin' Cain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Sea Scamps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • A Winning Pair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • Baby Be Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Maid in Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Dog Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Cupid's Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • Her City Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Story

Career shape

A full career of 168 titles from 1924 to 1957.

Highest rated

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing165 of 168: 150 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting16 of 168: 2 only writing, 14 with another roleProducing1 of 168: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 168: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

168 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1920s28 · crew1930s85 · crew1940s33 · crew1950s22 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Lamont's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Slave Girl (1947)

69th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Zorro (1957)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Lamont work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Lamont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Grant shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

  • Bud Abbott9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Bud Abbott
  • Lou Costello9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Lou Costello
  • Andy Devine4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Andy Devine
  • Marjorie Main3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Marjorie Main

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers