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Directing

William C. McGann

Career

Active from 1918 to 1944, busiest in 1936 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Three Ages
Three Ages
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William C. McGann Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • 1930s 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Horse Racing 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Old Hollywood Charm 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 63
Fort Worth
Fort Worth (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects

Three Secrets
Three Secrets (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Special Effects Supervisor

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Special Effects

1940s

33 titles ยท average score 64
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

Special Effects

America's Hidden Weapon
America's Hidden Weapon (1944)

Director

Trial by Trigger
Trial by Trigger (1944)

Director

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

American Empire
American Empire (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Highway West
Highway West (1941)

Director

The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint (1941)

Director

Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)

Director

Cinderella's Feller
Cinderella's Feller (1940)

Director

Wolf of New York
Wolf of New York (1940)

Director

1930s

41 titles ยท average score 55
Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

When Were You Born
When Were You Born (1938)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Penrod and His Twin Brother
Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)

Director

Sh! The Octopus
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Two Against the World
Two Against the World (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz (1935)

Director

Man of Iron
Man of Iron (1935)

Director

The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

I Like Your Nerve
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1930)

Director

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 75
Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs (1929)

Assistant Director

The Night Cry
The Night Cry (1926)

Assistant Director

Footloose Widows
Footloose Widows (1926)

Assistant Director

Three Ages
Three Ages (1923)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

The Nut
The Nut (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1920)
GoodWatch score 81

Cinematography

1910s

5 titles ยท average score 67
When the Clouds Roll By
When the Clouds Roll By (1919)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Hearts of Men
Hearts of Men (1919)

Director of Photography

Man's Desire
Man's Desire (1919)

Cinematography

Are Married Policemen Safe?
Are Married Policemen Safe? (1918)

Director of Photography

The House of Terrible Scandals
The House of Terrible Scandals (1917)

Cinematography