Portrait of Dan Gordon

Directing

Dan Gordon

Career

Active from 1936 to 1972, with a break from 1950 to 1971, busiest in 1943 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Magnetic Telescope
The Magnetic Telescope
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dan Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Animation 4
  • Classic Cartoon 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • WWII Era 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Superman 2
  • Comic Book Adaptation 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Barrel of Fun
Barrel of Fun (1972)

Director

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Moving Aweigh
Moving Aweigh (1944)

Director

Happy Birthdaze
Happy Birthdaze (1943)

Director

The Hungry Goat
The Hungry Goat (1943)

Director

Jungle Drums
Jungle Drums (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

A Jolly Good Furlough
A Jolly Good Furlough (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue
Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue (1943)

Director

Terror on the Midway
Terror on the Midway (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

The Magnetic Telescope
The Magnetic Telescope (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

Story

Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

You're a Sap, Mr. Jap
You're a Sap, Mr. Jap (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Story, Screenplay

Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle
Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Big Game Haunt
The Big Game Haunt (1937)

Story

The Hay Ride
The Hay Ride (1937)

Story

It's a Greek Life
It's a Greek Life (1936)

Director