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John Rathmell

Career

Active from 1934 to 1978, with a break from 1942 to 1965, busiest in 1935 and 1937 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Rathmell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Western 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Old West 2
  • Historical Crime 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • B-Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Bat Men of Africa
Bat Men of Africa (1966)

Story, Screenplay

1940s

4 titles
Underground Rustlers
Underground Rustlers (1941)

Story

Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch (1940)

Writer

The Range Busters
The Range Busters (1940)

Story, Screenplay

Bullets for Rustlers
Bullets for Rustlers (1940)

Story, Screenplay

1930s

21 titles · average score 50
Renegade Trail
Renegade Trail (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Southward Ho!
Southward Ho! (1939)

Story

Fighting Mad
Fighting Mad (1939)

Screenplay

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay, Original Story

Darkest Africa
Darkest Africa (1936)

Screenplay

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)

Screenplay

Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)

Story

The Miracle Rider
The Miracle Rider (1935)

Screenplay

In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

The Marines Are Coming
The Marines Are Coming (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

Story

Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)

Story