Portrait of Joseph Cawthorn

Acting

Joseph Cawthorn

Career

Active from 1927 to 1942, busiest in 1934 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Street Girl
Street Girl
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Cawthorn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 3.9
  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Charming 2
  • Musical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 61
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)

as Silas Harwood

So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Leopold Potzloch

Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain (1940)

as Nicholas Raptis

Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Leopold Damrosch

1930s

38 titles ยท average score 60
Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That (1936)

as Fred Schultz

Hot Money
Hot Money (1936)

as Max Dourfuss

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Herr 'Schumie' Schuman

Young and Beautiful
Young and Beautiful (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

as Herman Cline

Music in the Air
Music in the Air (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hans Uppman

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jewelry Store Manager (as Joe Cawthorn)

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

as Barfuss

White Zombie
White Zombie (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Bruner

They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Hollister

Kiki
Kiki (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Alfred Rapp

A Tailor-Made Man
A Tailor-Made Man (1931)

as Huber

Peach-o-Reno
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joe Bruno

1920s

10 titles ยท average score 60
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gremio

Street Girl
Street Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 70

as Keppel - Cafe Owner

Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1929)

as Bremmer

Jazz Heaven
Jazz Heaven (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Herman Kemple

Speakeasy
Speakeasy (1929)

as Yokel

Hold 'Em Yale
Hold 'Em Yale (1928)

as Professor George Bradbury

Silk Legs
Silk Legs (1927)

as Ezra Fulton

Two Girls Wanted
Two Girls Wanted (1927)

as Philip Hancock

The Secret Studio
The Secret Studio (1927)

as Pa Merton

Very Confidential
Very Confidential (1927)

as Donald Allen