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Directing

Wilbur McGaugh

Career

Active from 1921 to 1938, busiest in 1924 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score43/100
Highest rated
Poster for The New Adventures of Tarzan
The New Adventures of Tarzan
GoodWatch score51/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wilbur McGaugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    51
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    6 titles ยท average score 53
    Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
    Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
    GoodWatch score 34

    Assistant Director

    The Magic Carpet
    The Magic Carpet (1951)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Assistant Director

    Fury of the Congo
    Fury of the Congo (1951)
    GoodWatch score 54

    Assistant Director

    The Nevadan
    The Nevadan (1950)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Assistant Director

    Kill the Umpire
    Kill the Umpire (1950)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Assistant Director

    Indian Territory
    Indian Territory (1950)

    Assistant Director

    1940s

    7 titles ยท average score 56
    The Undercover Man
    The Undercover Man (1949)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Assistant Director

    Tokyo Joe
    Tokyo Joe (1949)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Assistant Director

    The Lost Tribe
    The Lost Tribe (1949)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Assistant Director

    Jungle Jim
    Jungle Jim (1948)
    GoodWatch score 57

    Assistant Director

    Renegades
    Renegades (1946)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Assistant Director

    The Mysterious Doctor
    The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
    GoodWatch score 43

    Assistant Director

    Find the Blackmailer
    Find the Blackmailer (1943)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Assistant Director

    1930s

    22 titles ยท average score 56
    The Lady and the Mob
    The Lady and the Mob (1939)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Assistant Director

    Tarzan and the Green Goddess
    Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)
    GoodWatch score 36

    Director

    Tarzan's Revenge
    Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
    GoodWatch score 37

    Assistant Director

    Treachery Rides the Range
    Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

    Assistant Director

    The New Adventures of Tarzan
    The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Director

    The Whole Town's Talking
    The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Assistant Director

    Girl in Danger
    Girl in Danger (1934)

    Assistant Director

    Once to Every Woman
    Once to Every Woman (1934)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Assistant Director

    My Woman
    My Woman (1933)

    Assistant Director

    Vanity Fair
    Vanity Fair (1932)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Assistant Director

    Cornered
    Cornered (1932)

    Assistant Director

    The Indians Are Coming
    The Indians Are Coming (1930)

    as Rance Carter

    1920s

    16 titles
    The Sky Skidder
    The Sky Skidder (1929)

    as Silas Smythe

    Speed
    Speed (1927)

    as Francis Fontyne

    Three Pals
    Three Pals (1926)

    Director

    Bad Man's Bluff
    Bad Man's Bluff (1926)

    as Joe Slade

    Whistling Jim
    Whistling Jim (1925)

    Director

    Branded a Bandit
    Branded a Bandit (1924)

    as 'Horse' Williams

    Days of '49
    Days of '49 (1924)

    as Marsdon

    Bringin' Home the Bacon
    Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)

    as Jim Allen

    California in '49
    California in '49 (1924)

    as Robert Marsdon

    The Law Rustlers
    The Law Rustlers (1923)

    as John Cale

    Hills of Hate
    Hills of Hate (1921)

    as Frayne

    Dead or Alive
    Dead or Alive (1921)

    as Tom Stone