Portrait of John Farrow

Directing

John Farrow

Career

Active from 1927 to 1959, busiest in 1939 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Clock
The Big Clock
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Farrow Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Historical War Film 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Naval Warfare 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 57
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Forbidden Island
Forbidden Island (1959)

as Edward Stuart Godfrey

The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife (1957)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer, Director

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Special Guest Director, Screenplay

Back from Eternity
Back from Eternity (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

A Bullet Is Waiting
A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Hondo
Hondo (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

His Kind of Woman
His Kind of Woman (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Copper Canyon
Copper Canyon (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Beyond Glory
Beyond Glory (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

California
California (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Calcutta
Calcutta (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

China
China (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as British Naval Officer (uncredited)

Married and in Love
Married and in Love (1940)

Director

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 59
Five Came Back
Five Came Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Reno
Reno (1939)

Director

Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

My Bill
My Bill (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace (1938)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai (1937)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

Last of the Pagans
Last of the Pagans (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

Dialogue, Screenplay

1920s

9 titles
Wolf Song
Wolf Song (1929)

Writer

The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life (1929)

Screenplay

Ladies of the Mob
Ladies of the Mob (1928)

Writer

The Woman from Moscow
The Woman from Moscow (1928)

Screenplay

The First Kiss
The First Kiss (1928)

Adaptation, Writer

The Bride of the Colorado
The Bride of the Colorado (1928)

Story

Three Week Ends
Three Week Ends (1928)

Adaptation

The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube (1928)

Story

The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

Writer