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Portrait of John McDermott

Writing

John McDermott

Titles
30movies
Career

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

Directed
9
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
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 4.7EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
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
  • Romance 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Western 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
RoleAnyWriting18Directing9Acting5Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1910s71920s181930s31940s11960s1
GenreAnyComedy15Drama13Romance8Adventure4Western2War1Action1Mystery1Music1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1960s

1 title

1940s

1 title · average score 60
GoodWatch60
Three Wise Fools

Screenplay, Story

1930s

3 titles · average score 56

1920s

18 titles · average score 61
Senorita

Story, Screenplay

Patsy

Writer, Director

Dinty

Director

All 18 titles from the 1920s

1910s

7 titles
Old Heidelberg

as Von Wendell

Some Romance

as Jack Standing - Gwendoline's Sweetheart