Portrait of J.O.C. Orton

Writing

J.O.C. Orton

Career

Active from 1925 to 1944, busiest in 1938 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oh, Mr. Porter!
Oh, Mr. Porter!
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J.O.C. Orton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    2.7, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Classic Era 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 62
Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

For Those in Peril
For Those in Peril (1944)

Screenplay

Time Flies
Time Flies (1944)

Writer

Back-Room Boy
Back-Room Boy (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Original Story

Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 65
Where's That Fire
Where's That Fire (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Hey! Hey! USA
Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Mr. Satan
Mr. Satan (1938)

Writer

Oh, Mr. Porter!
Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Everything Is Thunder
Everything Is Thunder (1936)

Writer

Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades (1936)

Screenplay

Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Leave It to Smith
Leave It to Smith (1933)

Writer

Tell Me Tonight
Tell Me Tonight (1932)

Writer

The Windjammer
The Windjammer (1930)

Editor, Director

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 71
The Celestial City
The Celestial City (1929)

Writer, Director

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars (1928)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927)

Assistant Director

Cut It Out
Cut It Out (1925)

Writer