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Writing

Jack Townley

Career

Active from 1928 to 1957, busiest in 1931 with 15 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Townley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Western 2
  • Roy Rogers 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 55
The Disembodied
The Disembodied (1957)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

Up In Smoke
Up In Smoke (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle (1957)

Screenplay

Hot Shots
Hot Shots (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Story

Crashing Las Vegas
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Story

Untamed Heiress
Untamed Heiress (1954)

Story

Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie (1952)

Story, Screenplay

The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)

Screenplay, Story

Havana Rose
Havana Rose (1951)

Screenplay

Honeychile
Honeychile (1951)

Writer

Cuban Fireball
Cuban Fireball (1951)

Screenplay

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun (1950)

Writer

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 57
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

The Last Round-up
The Last Round-up (1947)

Story, Screenplay

My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week (1946)

Screenplay

Bells of Rosarita
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Petticoat Larceny
Petticoat Larceny (1943)

Screenplay

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer (1943)

Writer

The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins (1941)

Writer

Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 55
Home on the Prairie
Home on the Prairie (1939)

Director

Romance on the Run
Romance on the Run (1938)

Screenplay

All Over Town
All Over Town (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boys (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Story, Screenplay

The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Ocean Swells
Ocean Swells (1934)

Writer

Strange People
Strange People (1933)

Adaptation, Story

Bridge Wives
Bridge Wives (1932)

Writer

Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Idle Roomers
Idle Roomers (1931)

Writer

Queenie of Hollywood
Queenie of Hollywood (1931)

Writer

Three Hollywood Girls
Three Hollywood Girls (1931)

Writer

1920s

3 titles
Father and Son
Father and Son (1929)

Writer

The Bachelor Girl
The Bachelor Girl (1929)

Story

The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea (1928)

Writer