Portrait of Jack Donohue

Directing

Jack Donohue

Career

Active from 1936 to 1980, with a break from 1937 to 1947, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anna and the King
Anna and the King
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Donohue Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.3, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (1980)

Director

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 53
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years (1979)

Director

Lucy Gets Lucky
Lucy Gets Lucky (1975)

as Ralph

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The All Star Spangled Mission
The All Star Spangled Mission (1973)

Director

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 54
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dancer / Dirty Jack

Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen (1966)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)

Director

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Conductor

Chun King Chow Mein Hour
Chun King Chow Mein Hour (1962)

Director, Producer

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sylvester J. Goose (uncredited)

Backstage Party
Backstage Party (1961)

Director

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Choreographer

The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Choreographer

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Choreographer

Close-Up
Close-Up (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Choreographer

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

Choreographer

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Choreographer

Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

Choreographer

The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Choreographer

Kiss Her!
Kiss Her! (1940)

Choreographer

1930s

3 titles
The Singing Cop
The Singing Cop (1938)

Choreographer

Mayfair Melody
Mayfair Melody (1937)

Choreographer

Rhythm in the Air
Rhythm in the Air (1936)

as Jack Donovan