Sam Taylor

Sam Taylor

Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era. Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy. He was born in New York City. A notorious cinematic legend over the decades has suggested that Taylor's 1929 adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew had the screen credit "additional dialogue by Sam Taylor". However, no extant prints of the film contain this credit, and there is no documentary evidence that it ever existed. Taylor directed eight feature films with Lloyd as star, with a number of them being co-directing with Fred C. Newmeyer. Taylor also directed Pickford in her first "talkie" feature with Coquette (1929), which garnered the latter an Academy Award. Taylor died at the age of 62 in Santa Monica, California.

  • Title: Sam Taylor
  • Popularity: 1.738
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1895-08-13
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York
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Sam Taylor Movies

  • 1922
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    Grandma's Boy

    Grandma's Boy

    6.5 1922 HD

    A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his hometown.

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  • 1923
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    Safety Last!

    Safety Last!

    7.8 1923 HD

    When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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  • 1944
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    Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

    6 1944 HD

    Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal for visiting royalty.

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  • 1922
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    Dr. Jack

    Dr. Jack

    6.8 1922 HD

    Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after...

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  • 1924
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    Girl Shy

    Girl Shy

    6.9 1924 HD

    Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young...

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  • 1924
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    Girl Shy

    Girl Shy

    6.9 1924 HD

    Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young...

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  • 1934
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    The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

    6.2 1934 HD

    Naive Ezekial Cobb, brought up by his missionary father in China returns to America to seek a wife. Corrupt politicians enlist him to run for mayor...

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  • 1923
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    Why Worry?

    Why Worry?

    6.6 1923 HD

    A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.

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  • 1934
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    The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

    6.2 1934 HD

    Naive Ezekial Cobb, brought up by his missionary father in China returns to America to seek a wife. Corrupt politicians enlist him to run for mayor...

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  • 1925
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    The Freshman

    The Freshman

    7 1925 HD

    Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special...

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  • 1925
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    The Freshman

    The Freshman

    7 1925 HD

    Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special...

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  • 1924
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    Hot Water

    Hot Water

    6.9 1924 HD

    Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new...

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  • 1922
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    Dr. Jack

    Dr. Jack

    6.8 1922 HD

    Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after...

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  • 1924
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    Hot Water

    Hot Water

    6.9 1924 HD

    Lloyd's look at married life and the issues of the in-law. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; A wild spin in a new...

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  • 1926
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    For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

    6.9 1926 HD

    An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.

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  • 1921
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    Never Weaken

    Never Weaken

    6.8 1921 HD

    Our hero is infatuated with a girl in the next office. In order to drum up business for her boss, an osteopath, he gets an actor friend to pretend...

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  • 1921
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    A Sailor-Made Man

    A Sailor-Made Man

    6.3 1921 HD

    An idle, wealthy playboy foolishly joins the Navy when the father of the girl he wants to marry tells him to get a job to prove himself worthy.

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  • 1917
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    The Wrecked Station

    The Wrecked Station

    1 1917 HD

    Helen, the telegraph operator at Lone Point, receives a telegram for Sydney Wayne, superintendent of the Graham Gravel plant, advising him that the...

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  • 1929
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    Coquette

    Coquette

    5.615 1929 HD

    A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

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  • 1927
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    My Best Girl

    My Best Girl

    7 1927 HD

    Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his...

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  • 1921
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    Now or Never

    Now or Never

    6.1 1921 HD

    A young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.

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  • 1921
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    Among Those Present

    Among Those Present

    5.8 1921 HD

    An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.

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  • 1921
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    I Do

    I Do

    5.7 1921 HD

    Comic adventures of newlyweds and children.

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  • 1929
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    Coquette

    Coquette

    5.615 1929 HD

    A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

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  • 1928
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    Tempest

    Tempest

    6.462 1928 HD

    In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his...

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  • 1926
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    Exit Smiling

    Exit Smiling

    7.9 1926 HD

    The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's...

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  • 1931
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    Ambassador Bill

    Ambassador Bill

    5.7 1931 HD

    An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is...

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  • 1931
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    Kiki

    Kiki

    4.5 1931 HD

    A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's...

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  • 1920
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    The Midnight Bride

    The Midnight Bride

    1 1920 HD

    While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling meets Forrest Chenoweth, a rich young wastrel who,...

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  • 1933
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    Out All Night

    Out All Night

    6 1933 HD

    A "mama's boy" falls for a spinster who takes care of children at a department store nursery.

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  • 1921
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    A Sailor-Made Man

    A Sailor-Made Man

    6.3 1921 HD

    An idle, wealthy playboy foolishly joins the Navy when the father of the girl he wants to marry tells him to get a job to prove himself worthy.

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  • 1929
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    5.2 1929 HD

    Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca,...

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  • 1929
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    Lady of the Pavements

    Lady of the Pavements

    4.6 1929 HD

    Karl, a German diplomat in Paris, discovers that his fiancee, Diane, has been cheating on him. He tells her that he would rather marry a "girl of the...

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  • 1928
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    The Woman Disputed

    The Woman Disputed

    6.2 1928 HD

    An adventuress in love with an Austrian agrees to become the mistress of a Russian officer in exchange for the release of Austrian hostages.

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  • 1926
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    Exit Smiling

    Exit Smiling

    7.9 1926 HD

    The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's...

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  • 1929
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    Coquette

    Coquette

    5.615 1929 HD

    A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

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  • 1935
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    Vagabond Lady

    Vagabond Lady

    7.3 1935 HD

    Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony...

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  • 1932
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    Devil's Lottery

    Devil's Lottery

    1 1932 HD

    Intricate, soapy drama of romance, heartbreak, and murder amongst a diverse group of sweepstakes winners visiting a newspaper tycoon's estate.

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  • 1926
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    Exit Smiling

    Exit Smiling

    7.9 1926 HD

    The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's...

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  • 1931
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    Kiki

    Kiki

    4.5 1931 HD

    A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's...

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  • 1930
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    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    5.5 1930 HD

    Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted...

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  • 1930
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    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    5.5 1930 HD

    Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted...

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  • 1929
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    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    5.2 1929 HD

    Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca,...

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  • 1931
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    Skyline

    Skyline

    1 1931 HD

    Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by...

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  • 1923
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    Why Worry?

    Why Worry?

    6.6 1923 HD

    A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.

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  • 1923
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    Safety Last!

    Safety Last!

    7.8 1923 HD

    When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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