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John O'Dea

Career

Active from 1947 to 1991, with a break from 1967 to 1990, busiest in 1953 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John O'Dea Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.7, average 5.3
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    11
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    1 title
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)

    Writer

    1950s

    8 titles ยท average score 58
    The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
    The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin (1958)

    Writer

    Wiretapper
    Wiretapper (1955)
    GoodWatch score 56

    Screenplay

    Robbers' Roost
    Robbers' Roost (1955)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Screenplay

    Raiders of the Seven Seas
    Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Story, Screenplay

    Jack McCall, Desperado
    Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Screenplay

    Prince of Pirates
    Prince of Pirates (1953)

    Screenplay

    The Admiral Was a Lady
    The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Writer

    Fugitive Lady
    Fugitive Lady (1950)

    Writer

    1940s

    2 titles ยท average score 59
    Fall Guy
    Fall Guy (1947)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Writer

    Killer Dill
    Killer Dill (1947)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Writer