# Great Directors Not Appreciate In Their Time? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795 "2018-12-27T17:54:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/1 "2018-12-27T17:54:12Z")
Orson Welles? It took about 20 years before many considered “Citizen Kane” one of the greats. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/2 "2018-12-27T18:14:55Z")
Really? :dubious: Here’s a [1941 review of Citizen Kane](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/citizen-kane-review-1941-movie-998891) that disagrees with you. [Here’s another.](https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/02/archives/orson-welless-controversial-citizen-kane-proves-a-sensational-film.html) [And a third.](https://variety.com/1941/film/reviews/citizen-kane-1200413671/) [And a fourth.](https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/citizen-kane-premieres-1941-article-1.2202132) ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/3 "2018-12-27T20:26:22Z")
**Moderator Note** **MortSahlFan** , you’ve started a number of threads lately that belong in Cafe Society rather than In My Humble Opinion. This generally includes discussions of art (broadly, to include film) and food. Please review the board’s rules and guidelines and try to put these threads where they belong according to those guidelines. Thanks very much. This thread is relocated from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/4 "2018-12-27T21:12:09Z")
Howard Hawks wasn’t appreciated until toward the tail end of his career. Mostly because he directed classics in many genres: comedy, westerns, adventures, detective films, and even horror. He gained recognition in the 60s, but it’s fading nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/5 "2018-12-27T21:17:08Z")
Edgar G. Ulmer was considered a hack director of B movies during his career, but now he’s recognized as a first-class stylist, and his _Detour_ is often cited as a definitive film noir. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/6 "2018-12-29T21:58:05Z")
Ida Lupino? Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/7 "2018-12-29T22:15:26Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Ida Lupino? > > Just sayin’. +1 ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/8 "2018-12-29T22:24:31Z")
Hershell Gordon Lewis - The Godfather of Gore ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/9 "2018-12-30T01:18:27Z")
No love for Alan Smithee? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/10 "2018-12-30T01:36:17Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Ida Lupino? > > Just sayin’. Hmmmm. She only directed one movie. And it was decent at best. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-directors-not-appreciate-in-their-time/826795/11 "2018-12-30T01:43:51Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > Hmmmm. She only directed one movie. And it was decent at best. You might want to look into that further. Not to mention all her TV work as director. Hmmmm? ETA your OP did not say only Movie directors. Just saying.