Portrait of John Francis Dillon

Directing

John Francis Dillon

Career

Active from 1913 to 1934, busiest in 1918 and 1930 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Francis Dillon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Warfare
    0.0, average 1.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Farce 2
  • Lost Film 2
  • Social Rebellion 2
  • Romance 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Pre-Code Melodrama 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 58
The Big Shakedown
The Big Shakedown (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Millie
Millie (1931)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Finger Points
The Finger Points (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

The Pagan Lady
The Pagan Lady (1931)

Director

The Reckless Hour
The Reckless Hour (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

One Night at Susie's
One Night at Susie's (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Sally
Sally (1930)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Kismet
Kismet (1930)

Director

Spring Is Here
Spring Is Here (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment (1930)

Director

1920s

40 titles ยท average score 61
Fast Life
Fast Life (1929)

Director

Careers
Careers (1929)

Director

Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas (1928)

Director

The Noose
The Noose (1928)

Director

Midnight Lovers
Midnight Lovers (1926)

Director

We Moderns
We Moderns (1925)

Director

Chickie
Chickie (1925)

Director

If I Marry Again
If I Marry Again (1925)

Director

Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field (1924)

Director

Flaming Youth
Flaming Youth (1923)

Director

Suds
Suds (1920)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Right of Way
The Right of Way (1920)

Director

1910s

17 titles ยท average score 50
The Follies Girl
The Follies Girl (1919)

Director

Love's Prisoner
Love's Prisoner (1919)

Director

The Silk Lined Burglar
The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)

Director

Burglar by Proxy
Burglar by Proxy (1919)

as 'Spider' Kelly

A Taste of Life
A Taste of Life (1919)

Director

Beans
Beans (1918)

Director

Betty Takes a Hand
Betty Takes a Hand (1918)

Director

Indiscreet Corinne
Indiscreet Corinne (1917)

Director

Heaven Will Protect A Woiking Goil
Heaven Will Protect A Woiking Goil (1916)

Director

Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

as Customer

The Key to Yesterday
The Key to Yesterday (1914)

as Rodman

Three Friends
Three Friends (1913)

as First Friend