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Writing

Joseph O'Donnell

Career

Active from 1934 to 1952, busiest in 1936 and 1943 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph O'Donnell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.0, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Western 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Crime 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Action 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Vintage Cinema 2
  • Stagecoach 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 74
Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

as Patrick Devlin

1950s

7 titles
Man from the Black Hills
Man from the Black Hills (1952)

Writer

Oklahoma Justice
Oklahoma Justice (1951)

Writer

Prairie Roundup
Prairie Roundup (1951)

Writer

Nevada Badmen
Nevada Badmen (1951)

Writer

Stagecoach Driver
Stagecoach Driver (1951)

Writer

Gold Strike
Gold Strike (1950)

Writer

The Fargo Phantom
The Fargo Phantom (1950)

Screenplay

1940s

40 titles ยท average score 66
Rustlers' Hideout
Rustlers' Hideout (1945)

Screenplay

Secret Agent X-9
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Screenplay, Story

Frontier Outlaws
Frontier Outlaws (1944)

Story, Screenplay

Land of the Outlaws
Land of the Outlaws (1944)

Story, Screenplay

Wolves of the Range
Wolves of the Range (1943)

Screenplay, Story

G-men vs. the Black Dragon
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)

Screenplay

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Border Roundup
Border Roundup (1942)

Screenplay

King of the Mounties
King of the Mounties (1942)

Screenplay

Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Jungle Girl
Jungle Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Texas Renegades
Texas Renegades (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 53
Reform School
Reform School (1939)

Screenplay, Story

The Adventures of the Masked Phantom
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939)

Screenplay, Story

The Invisible Killer
The Invisible Killer (1939)

Screenplay

Phantom Ranger
Phantom Ranger (1938)

Screenplay, Story

North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Phantom Patrol
Phantom Patrol (1936)

Screenplay

The Traitor
The Traitor (1936)

Screenplay

Roarin' Guns
Roarin' Guns (1936)

Story, Screenplay

Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Lightnin' Bill Carson
Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)

Screenplay

Murder by Television
Murder by Television (1935)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay

Bulldog Courage
Bulldog Courage (1935)

Screenplay