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Harry Lachman

Harry Lachman

Director · Died March 19, 1975, aged 88 · La Salle, Illinois, USA

Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include Down Our Street, Baby Take a Bow, Dante's Inferno, Our Relations, and Dr. Renault's Secret. In 1938 he married Jue Quon Tai. Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1886
Died
March 19, 1975 (aged 88)
From
La Salle, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 45 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 38 days to Oct 27

What are Harry Lachman's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
40%
Morality
15%
Society
3%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
3
Warm
3
Romantic
2
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Harry Lachman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Harry Lachman's 7 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Lachman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

45 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Castle in the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Charlie Chan in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Dead Men Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Murder Over New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • They Came by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • No Time to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • It Happened in Hollywood(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • When You're in Love(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Lived Twice(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Our Relations(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Dressed to Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Dante's Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Nothing More Than a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Baby, Take a Bow(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • I Like It That Way(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • George White's Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Paddy the Next Best Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Face in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Beautiful Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Insult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Dressmaker of Luneville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Aren't We All? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Mistigri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Midnight Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Writer

  • The Love Habit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Yellow Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Song of Soho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Story

  • The Compulsory Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Under the Greenwood Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Week-End Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1: Spooky Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Production Manager

  • Mare Nostrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Producer

  • The Heritage of France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1921 to 1942.

Highest rated

Our Relations (1936)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

When You're in Love (1937)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing43 of 45: 38 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thWriting5 of 45: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing2 of 45: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

45 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1920s13 · crew1930s25 · crew1940s7 · 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 Harry Lachman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

Our Relations (1936)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 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 Harry Lachman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Lachman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marian Marsh shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers