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Directing · Writing · 1913 to 1988

Melvin Frank

Best rated: The Court Jester (7.8)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.47
Peak run
1952’60
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Melvin Frank, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1952 to 1960, 6.884567819501955196019651970197519801985The Court Jester 7.8Walk Like a Man 4.8Career avg 6.47

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Melvin Frank's career barcodecoolhot
195016 films1987
Current formLast 5: 6.12 vs career 6.47 (−0.35)
  1. WBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell1968 · 6.8+0.3
  2. WA Touch of Class1973 · 6.50.0
  3. WThe Prisoner of Second Avenue1975 · 6.7+0.2
  4. LThe Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox1976 · 5.8−0.7
  5. LWalk Like a Man1987 · 4.8−1.7
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Melvin by the numbers

Average
6.47
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.51
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
38y
1950 to 1987
Total votes
40.7K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Court Jester
Worst
4.8
Walk Like a Man
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1987Walk Like a Man4.81,733
1979Lost and Found·456
1976The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox5.82,167
1975The Prisoner of Second Avenue6.74,354
1973A Touch of Class6.53,915
1968Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell6.82,204
1965Strange Bedfellows6.21,356
1960The Facts of Life6.31,991
1959The Jayhawkers!·876
1959Li'l Abner6.71,638
1956That Certain Feeling·505
1955The Court Jester posterThe Court Jester7.815,282
1954Knock on Wood6.71,297
1952Above and Beyond6.91,522
1951Callaway Went Thataway·921
1950The Reformer and the Redhead·489
Better together?

Melvin Frank's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Melvin Frank

5 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1974
    Melvin Frank, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1974
    Melvin Frank, Jack Rose
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1961
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947
    Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
    Nominated

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