Portrait of John McDermott

Writing

John McDermott

Career

Active from 1915 to 1946, with a break from 1935 to 1945, busiest in 1927 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Just Pals
Just Pals
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John McDermott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.1, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Western 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Jimi Hendrix: Experience
Jimi Hendrix: Experience (1968)

Producer

1940s

1 title ยท average score 61
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Story

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 56
College Rhythm
College Rhythm (1934)

Screenplay

Fast Workers
Fast Workers (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

Theatre Play

The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930)

Story

1920s

18 titles ยท average score 61
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
The Fifty-Fifty Girl (1928)

Story

Senorita
Senorita (1927)

Screenplay, Story

She's a Sheik
She's a Sheik (1927)

Story

Blonde or Brunette
Blonde or Brunette (1927)

Writer

Where the Worst Begins
Where the Worst Begins (1925)

Director

Mary of the Movies
Mary of the Movies (1923)

as The Director

The Spider and the Rose
The Spider and the Rose (1923)

Director

Her Temporary Husband
Her Temporary Husband (1923)

Director

The Sky Pilot
The Sky Pilot (1921)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Patsy
Patsy (1921)

Director, Writer

Just Pals
Just Pals (1920)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Dinty
Dinty (1920)

Director

1910s

7 titles
Fast Company
Fast Company (1918)

Story

The Fourth Witness
The Fourth Witness (1917)

Director

The Chalice of Sorrow
The Chalice of Sorrow (1916)

as Rance Clifford

Married a Year
Married a Year (1916)

Director

Old Heidelberg
Old Heidelberg (1915)

as Von Wendell

Some Romance
Some Romance (1915)

as Jack Standing - Gwendoline's Sweetheart

Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo (1915)

as Ernest