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Frank Tashlin

Frank Tashlin

Director and writer, also producer · Died May 5, 1972, aged 59 · Weehawken, New Jersey, USA

Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts for Warner Bros., as well as his work as a director of live-action comedy films. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 19, 1913
Died
May 5, 1972 (aged 59)
From
Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 120 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Frank Tashlin's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
46%
Self
18%
Morality
16%
Society
12%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Power
3%
Romantic love20 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 44 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 15

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

Gentle 32 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

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

Steady 31 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 36

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

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 25 · 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 44 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
37
Absurd
17
Warm
15
Romantic
15
Thrilling
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy42
  • Bittersweet5

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 Frank Tashlin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Tashlin'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

120 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bugs Bunny Superstar(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Possum That Didn't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Book

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West(1968)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell(1968)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Bear That Wasn't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Book · Producer · Story

  • Caprice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Glass Bottom Boat(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Alphabet Murders(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Disorderly Orderly(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Who's Minding the Store?(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Man from the Diners' Club(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • It's Only Money(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Three Stooges(1961)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cinderfella(1960)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Say One for Me(1959)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Geisha Boy(1958)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rock-a-Bye Baby(1958)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?(1957)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Old Yeller(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Can't Help It(1956)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood or Bust(1956)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Lieutenant Wore Skirts(1956)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Artists and Models(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 5 Against the House(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lady and the Tramp(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Susan Slept Here(1954)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Red Garters(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Natural Vision 3-Dimension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Son of Paleface(1952)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Lemon Drop Kid(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Fuller Brush Girl(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Umpire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • The Good Humor Man(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Woman of Distinction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Cinderella(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Happy(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Red, Hot and Blue(1949)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Paleface(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • One Touch of Venus(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Fuller Brush Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • A Southern Yankee(1948)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Two Guys from Texas(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Way of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Writer

  • Fun and Fancy Free(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Said No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Story

  • Hare Remover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • A Night in Casablanca(1946)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Make Mine Music(1946)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Nasty Quacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • A Tale of Two Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Behind the Meat-Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Delightfully Dangerous(1945)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Unruly Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Stupid Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Booby Hatched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Plane Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Brother Brat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Censored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Chow Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Swooner Crooner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Donald Duck and the Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Story

  • I Got Plenty of Mutton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Puss n' Booty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • A Corny Concerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • The Gold Brick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Scrap Happy Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Porky Pig's Feat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Tito's Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Producer

  • The Dumbconscious Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Bulldog and the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Wild and Woozy West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Supervising Technical Director

  • A Hollywood Detour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Story

  • The Tangled Angler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Fox and the Grapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Timber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Story

  • Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip(1940)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Duck Steps Out(1940)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • You're an Education (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Little Pancho Vanilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Brave Little Tailor(1938)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cracked Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Wholly Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Porky's Spring Planting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Have You Got Any Castles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Porky the Fireman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Now That Summer Is Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Porky at the Crocadero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky's Double Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Case of the Stuttering Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Speaking of the Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky's Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky's Building (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky's Road Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Porky in the North Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Little Beau Porky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Porky's Poultry Plant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Fixer Uppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • Tit for Tat(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Pettin' in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • Hook and Ladder Hokum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Pencil Mania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Piano Tooners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Looney Tunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 105 titles from 1929 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Pinocchio (1940)

$122M worldwide

Highest rated

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing75 of 105: 53 only directing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting44 of 105: 23 only writing, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing7 of 105: 1 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew5 of 105: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

105 titles, 23 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 20 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s28 · crew1940s40 · crew1950s20 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s1 · crew2010s2 · 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 Frank Tashlin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director, writer

Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

66th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 44 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.

Is Frank Tashlin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles19–37 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles2–14 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles0–21 · median 4 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles3–45 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles29–72 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Frank Tashlin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Tashlin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Disney shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles