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Quiet on the Set!

Alfred Hitchcock has passed on, but his movies will never die. Check out the top 50 directors by decade and see who are the up and coming Steven Spielbergs. Or better yet, take a trip to the past and see which movie-makers had a "direct" influence on the headliners of today.

11	Vincente Minnelli	2.9405	31	1940s - 9 1950s - 14 1960s - 6 1970s - 2	1. American in Paris, An (1951) 2. Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) 3. Father of the Bride (1950) 4. Band Wagon, The (1953) See all Vincente Minnelli movie rankings
12	Hamilton Luske	2.9299	20	1940s - 8 1950s - 9 1960s - 3	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Peter Pan (1953) 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951) See all Hamilton Luske movie rankings
13	Wilfred Jackson	2.9184	42	1930s - 31 1940s - 6 1950s - 5	1. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 2. Cinderella (1950) 3. Peter Pan (1953) 4. Alice in Wonderland (1951) See all Wilfred Jackson movie rankings
14	Alexander Mackendrick	2.8611	8	1940s - 1 1950s - 5 1960s - 2	1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 2. Ladykillers, The (1955) 3. Man in the White Suit, The (1951) 4. Mandy (1952) See all Alexander Mackendrick movie rankings
15	John Ford	2.8292	78	1910s - 4 1920s - 12 1930s - 25 1940s - 15 1950s - 15 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Searchers, The (1956) 2. Quiet Man, The (1952) 3. Mister Roberts (1955) 4. Rio Grande (1950) See all John Ford movie rankings
16	George Cukor	2.8162	46	1930s - 19 1940s - 9 1950s - 11 1960s - 4 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Star Is Born, A (1954) 2. Born Yesterday (1950) 3. It Should Happen to You (1954) 4. Pat and Mike (1952) See all George Cukor movie rankings
17	Nicholas Ray	2.7840	21	1940s - 2 1950s - 15 1960s - 2 1970s - 2	1. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 2. On Dangerous Ground (1952) 3. In a Lonely Place (1950) 4. Johnny Guitar (1954) See all Nicholas Ray movie rankings
18	Edward D. Wood Jr.	2.7369	11	1950s - 9 1960s - 1 1970s - 1	1. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 2. Night of the Ghouls (1959) 3. Bride of the Monster (1955) 4. Jail Bait (1954) See all Edward D. Wood Jr. movie rankings
19	Richard Fleischer	2.7363	52	1940s - 13 1950s - 12 1960s - 8 1970s - 13 1980s - 6	1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 2. Vikings, The (1958) 3. Narrow Margin, The (1952) 4. Compulsion (1959) See all Richard Fleischer movie rankings
20	George Sidney	2.6616	45	1930s - 13 1940s - 16 1950s - 9 1960s - 7	1. Pal Joey (1957) 2. Show Boat (1951) 3. Kiss Me Kate (1953) 4. Annie Get Your Gun (1950) See all George Sidney movie rankings

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