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Alan James

Career

Active from 1917 to 1951, busiest in 1926 and 1933 with 8 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Action-Adventure 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Western 4
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • 1930s Setting 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Rescuing the Damsel 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Silver Canyon
Silver Canyon (1951)

Story

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Detour to Danger
Detour to Danger (1946)

Writer

Manhunt of Mystery Island
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail (1944)

Story

The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again (1943)

Director

Wild Horse Stampede
Wild Horse Stampede (1943)

Director

1930s

41 titles ยท average score 49
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue (1939)

Director

Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies (1938)

Director

Red Barry
Red Barry (1938)

Director

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

SOS Coast Guard
SOS Coast Guard (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Painted Stallion
The Painted Stallion (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Lucky Terror
Lucky Terror (1936)

Screenplay, Director

Valley of Wanted Men
Valley of Wanted Men (1935)

Director

Men of Action
Men of Action (1935)

Director

Honor of the Range
Honor of the Range (1934)

Director

When a Man Sees Red
When a Man Sees Red (1934)

Screenplay, Director

The Phantom
The Phantom (1931)
GoodWatch score 34

Director, Dialogue

1920s

30 titles
The Sky Rider
The Sky Rider (1928)

Director, Screenplay

Born to Battle
Born to Battle (1927)

Director

Bad Man's Bluff
Bad Man's Bluff (1926)

Director

A Six Shootin' Romance
A Six Shootin' Romance (1926)

Writer, Director

The Fighting Peacemaker
The Fighting Peacemaker (1926)

Writer

Lightnin' Wins
Lightnin' Wins (1926)

Director

The Demon
The Demon (1926)

Story

Warrior Gap
Warrior Gap (1925)

Director

The Mystery Box
The Mystery Box (1925)

Director, Writer

Back Fire
Back Fire (1922)

Director

Gun-Shy
Gun-Shy (1922)

Director

3 Gold Coins
3 Gold Coins (1920)

Writer

1910s

6 titles
The Crow
The Crow (1919)

Story

The Gun Woman
The Gun Woman (1918)

Writer

The Law's Outlaw
The Law's Outlaw (1918)

Scenario Writer

The Pretender
The Pretender (1918)

Screenplay

The Boss of the Lazy Y
The Boss of the Lazy Y (1917)

Writer

The Medicine Man
The Medicine Man (1917)

Writer