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David MacDonald

Career

Active from 1937 to 1982, with a break from 1963 to 1981, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Small Hotel
Small Hotel
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Vintage TV Aesthetic 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Fast-Paced Narrative 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Rocking Horse Winner
The Rocking Horse Winner (1982)

Director of Photography

1960s

3 titles · average score 67
Our Mother's House
Our Mother's House (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

Assistant Camera

The Golden Rabbit
The Golden Rabbit (1962)

Director

Petticoat Pirates
Petticoat Pirates (1961)

Director

1950s

17 titles · average score 56
The Moonraker
The Moonraker (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper (1958)

Director

A Lady Mislaid
A Lady Mislaid (1958)

Director

Small Hotel
Small Hotel (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Alias John Preston
Alias John Preston (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Final Column
Final Column (1955)

Director

Devil Girl from Mars
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Operation Malaya
Operation Malaya (1953)

Director, Writer

The Big Frame
The Big Frame (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Tread Softly
Tread Softly (1952)

Director

Fortune in Diamonds
Fortune in Diamonds (1951)

Director

Cairo Road
Cairo Road (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1940s

11 titles · average score 61
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

Director

Diamond City
Diamond City (1949)

Director

Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Snowbound
Snowbound (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Brothers
The Brothers (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Desert Victory
Desert Victory (1943)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

This England
This England (1941)

Director

Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1940)

Director

Men of the Lightship
Men of the Lightship (1940)

Director

The Midas Touch
The Midas Touch (1940)

Director

1930s

15 titles · average score 64
Spies of the Air
Spies of the Air (1939)

Director

This Man in Paris
This Man in Paris (1939)

Director

Riding High
Riding High (1939)

Director

This Man Is News
This Man Is News (1938)

Director

Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales (1938)

Director

Make It Three
Make It Three (1938)

Director

Meet Mr. Penny
Meet Mr. Penny (1938)

Director

It's Never Too Late to Mend
It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Last Curtain
The Last Curtain (1937)

Director

Death Croons the Blues
Death Croons the Blues (1937)

Director

Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

Assistant Director

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

Assistant Director