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Portrait of John Harrington

Acting

John Harrington

Career

Active from 1925 to 1939, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Local Boy Makes Good
Local Boy Makes Good
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Harrington Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Scare
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Intriguing Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    15
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1930s

    11 titles · average score 69
    Touching All Bases
    Touching All Bases (1939)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Dangerously Yours
    Dangerously Yours (1937)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Louis Davis

    Checkers
    Checkers (1937)

    as Mr. Green

    Step Lively, Jeeves!
    Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Barney Ross

    Women Are Trouble
    Women Are Trouble (1936)

    as Tim Gleason

    Swing Time
    Swing Time (1936)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as (uncredited)

    The President's Mystery
    The President's Mystery (1936)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Thug (uncredited)

    The Big Game
    The Big Game (1936)

    as Blackie Dawson

    Counterfeit Lady
    Counterfeit Lady (1936)

    as Swanson

    Mutiny on the Bounty
    Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Mr. Purcell

    Local Boy Makes Good
    Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Coach Jackson

    1920s

    4 titles
    Rubber Heels
    Rubber Heels (1927)

    as Grogan

    Tin Gods
    Tin Gods (1926)

    as Dougherty

    The Street of Forgotten Men
    The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)

    as Bridgeport White-Eye

    The Man Who Found Himself
    The Man Who Found Himself (1925)

    as Warden