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Writing
Jack Townley
- Titles
- 87movies1TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19281957
- Directed
- 4titles as director
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
The Abbott and Costello Show75/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia7.4average 3.6
- Wholesome6.6average 3.3
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.5average 2.5
- Showbiz3.1average 1.2
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Crime5.1average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Psychological2.5, average 5.6
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Melancholy2.7, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 5
- Lighthearted 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Historical Setting 2
- Slapstick Comedy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Wholesome 2
- Situational Comedy 2
- Western 2
- Roy Rogers 2
- Classic Western 2
- Singing Cowboy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Roscoe ArbuckleDirectorBridge Wives, Three Hollywood Girls, Hollywood Luck, Keep Laughing, The Lure of Hollywood, +15 more- EErnest PaganoWriterBridge Wives, Three Hollywood Girls, Hollywood Luck, Keep Laughing, The Lure of Hollywood, +14 more
Joseph SantleyDirectorSis Hopkins, Ice-Capades, Here Comes Elmer, Rosie the Riveter, Hitchhike to Happiness, +5 more- JJack A. MartaCinematographerSis Hopkins, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Ice-Capades, Oklahoma Annie, Hitchhike to Happiness, +4 more
James GleasonActorMy Wife's Relatives, The Plot Thickens, Grandpa Goes To Town, Three Hollywood Girls, Should Husbands Work?, +3 more
Gus MeinsDirectorScatterbrain, Romance on the Run, My Wife's Relatives, Grandpa Goes To Town, Should Husbands Work?, +3 more
Harry DavenportActorMy Wife's Relatives, Grandpa Goes To Town, Should Husbands Work?, Money To Burn, The Covered Trailer, +1 more
Judy CanovaActorSis Hopkins, Scatterbrain, Oklahoma Annie, Puddin' Head, Honeychile, +1 more
Dale EvansActorThe Yellow Rose of Texas, Bells of Rosarita, Here Comes Elmer, Utah, Hitchhike to Happiness, +1 more
Lucile GleasonActorMy Wife's Relatives, Grandpa Goes To Town, Should Husbands Work?, Money To Burn, The Covered Trailer, +1 more
Russell GleasonActorMy Wife's Relatives, Grandpa Goes To Town, Should Husbands Work?, Money To Burn, The Covered Trailer, +1 more
Eddie Foy Jr.ActorScatterbrain, Puddin' Head, Rookies on Parade, Honeychile, Country Fair
Movies and TV shows
871950s
12 titles · average score 54
56
Up In Smoke (1957)
Screenplay
The Crooked Circle (1957)
Screenplay
The Disembodied (1957)
Writer
52
Hot Shots (1956)
Screenplay, Story
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
Screenplay, Story
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Story, Screenplay
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
Screenplay, Story
Honeychile (1951)
Writer
Cuban Fireball (1951)
Screenplay
Havana Rose (1951)
Screenplay
The Blazing Sun (1950)
Writer
1940s
28 titles · average score 56
The Last Round-up (1947)
Story, Screenplay
59
My Pal Trigger (1946)
Screenplay
52
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
Screenplay, Story
Rosie the Riveter (1944)
Screenplay
Faces in the Fog (1944)
Writer
Petticoat Larceny (1943)
Screenplay
59
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
Screenplay
Puddin' Head (1941)
Screenplay
Scatterbrain (1940)
Screenplay
Grandpa Goes To Town (1940)
Screenplay, Story
1930s
44 titles · average score 54
Home on the Prairie (1939)
Director
Romance on the Run (1938)
Screenplay
48
Mummy's Boys (1936)
Story, Screenplay
62
The Plot Thickens (1936)
Screenplay
Guilty Parents (1934)
Director, Writer
Bridge Wives (1932)
Writer
The Avenger (1931)
Story
