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John MacBurnie

Career

Active from 1929 to 1953, with a break from 1930 to 1941, busiest in 1950 with 18 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John MacBurnie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • Action-Adventure 4
  • 1950s 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

36 titles ยท average score 59
Old Overland Trail
Old Overland Trail (1953)

Director of Photography

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)

Director of Photography

Jungle Drums of Africa
Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)

Director of Photography

Colorado Sundown
Colorado Sundown (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Missing Women
Missing Women (1951)

Director of Photography

Night Riders of Montana
Night Riders of Montana (1951)

Director of Photography

Trail of Robin Hood
Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Frisco Tornado
Frisco Tornado (1950)

Director of Photography

Tarnished
Tarnished (1950)

Director of Photography

Desperadoes of the West
Desperadoes of the West (1950)

Director of Photography

Twilight in the Sierras
Twilight in the Sierras (1950)

Director of Photography

California Passage
California Passage (1950)

Director of Photography

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 55
Hideout
Hideout (1949)

Director of Photography

Daughter of the Jungle
Daughter of the Jungle (1949)

Director of Photography

Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator (1949)

Director of Photography

Ghost of Zorro
Ghost of Zorro (1949)

Director of Photography

G-Men Never Forget
G-Men Never Forget (1948)

Director of Photography

Daredevils of the Clouds
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)

Director of Photography

Madonna of the Desert
Madonna of the Desert (1948)

Director of Photography

The Denver Kid
The Denver Kid (1948)

Director of Photography

Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again (1947)

Director of Photography

The Black Widow
The Black Widow (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies (1944)

Director of Photography

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 62
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Thundering Toupees
Thundering Toupees (1929)

Cinematography

We Faw Down
We Faw Down (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Camera Operator

Early to Bed
Early to Bed (1928)
GoodWatch score 61

Camera Operator