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Joseph MacDonald

Career

Active from 1941 to 1969, busiest in 1964 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 10
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Film Noir 4
  • Tense Atmosphere 4
  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Revenge 3
  • Family Conflict 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Eating of Sin
The Eating of Sin

Director of Photography

1960s

19 titles · average score 58
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Mirage
Mirage (1965)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Rio Conchos
Rio Conchos (1964)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Gallant Hours
The Gallant Hours (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1950s

28 titles · average score 68
Warlock
Warlock (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life (1956)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

House of Bamboo
House of Bamboo (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Broken Lance
Broken Lance (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Niagara
Niagara (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Titanic
Titanic (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

1940s

20 titles · average score 68
Pinky
Pinky (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Moss Rose
Moss Rose (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Shock
Shock (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

1930s

1 title · average score 65
Vagabond Lady
Vagabond Lady (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

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