Portrait of James Parrott

Directing

James Parrott

Career

Active from 1918 to 2009, with a break from 1939 to 2001, with up to 13 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Way Out West
Way Out West
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Parrott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Mystery
    1.1, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Physical Gags 12
  • Slapstick Comedy 10
  • Wholesome Entertainment 6
  • Physical Humor 6
  • Physical Comedy 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Classic Comedy 5
  • Classic Slapstick 5
  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Slapstick 4
  • Historical Setting 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 81
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

Set Decoration

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)

Director

1930s

51 titles · average score 67
Block-Heads
Block-Heads (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Way Out West
Way Out West (1937)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

The Music Box
The Music Box (1932)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

Helpmates
Helpmates (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

Girl Grief
Girl Grief (1932)

Director

Pardon Us
Pardon Us (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Come Clean
Come Clean (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Thieves
Thieves (1930)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1920s

67 titles · average score 60
Perfect Day
Perfect Day (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

They Go Boom!
They Go Boom! (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Two Tars
Two Tars (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Should Married Men Go Home?
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer, Director

Chasing Husbands
Chasing Husbands (1928)

Director

Their Purple Moment
Their Purple Moment (1928)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Fluttering Hearts
Fluttering Hearts (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Us
Us (1927)

Director

Now I'll Tell One
Now I'll Tell One (1927)

Director

Unfriendly Enemies
Unfriendly Enemies (1925)

Writer

Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks (1924)

Director, Writer

1910s

10 titles · average score 57
An Auto Nut
An Auto Nut (1919)

as The Auto Nut's Lawyer (as Paul Parrott)

Don't Park Here
Don't Park Here (1919)

as A Car Owner

Hustling for Health
Hustling for Health (1919)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man missing his train

Young Mr. Jazz
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

as (uncredited)

A Sammy in Siberia
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

as (uncredited)

Don't Shove
Don't Shove (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

as Party Guest

Just Rambling Along
Just Rambling Along (1918)
GoodWatch score 54

as Waiter / Chef Assistant

Look Pleasant, Please
Look Pleasant, Please (1918)
GoodWatch score 61

as Drunken Swell (uncredited)

It's a Wild Life
It's a Wild Life (1918)

as Cab driver

Let's Go
Let's Go (1918)

as Sophisticated gentleman