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Alan James

Titles
83movies
Career

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

Directed
64
titles as director
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 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Alan James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.3
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 10
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Action-Adventure 4
  • Western 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • 1930s Setting 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • American Frontier 2
  • Action & Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
TypeAllMovies40
RoleAnyDirecting30Writing18
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1910s31920s221930s15
GenreAnyWestern32Drama13Action4Adventure4Romance2Crime1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1930s

15 titles
Poster for King of the Arena

Adaptation, Director

Poster for The Trail Drive

Director, Screenplay

Poster for Trails of Danger

Director, Screenplay

All 15 titles from the 1930s

1920s

22 titles
Poster for The Mystery Box

Writer, Director

Poster for The Secret of the Pueblo

Scenario Writer, Story

All 22 titles from the 1920s

1910s

3 titles