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Writing

William Colt MacDonald

Career

Active from 1932 to 1945, busiest in 1932 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hit the Saddle
Hit the Saddle
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Colt MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

18 titles
Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail (1945)

Novel

Riders of the Rio Grande
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)

Characters

Santa Fe Scouts
Santa Fe Scouts (1943)

Characters

The Blocked Trail
The Blocked Trail (1943)

Characters

Thundering Trails
Thundering Trails (1943)

Characters

Valley of Hunted Men
Valley of Hunted Men (1942)

Characters

The Phantom Plainsmen
The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)

Characters

Shadows on the Sage
Shadows on the Sage (1942)

Characters

Pals of the Pecos
Pals of the Pecos (1941)

Characters

Pioneers of the West
Pioneers of the West (1940)

Characters

Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies (1940)

Characters

Heroes of the Saddle
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)

Characters

1930s

37 titles · average score 48
Call The Mesquiteers
Call The Mesquiteers (1938)

Writer

The Riders of the Whistling Skull
The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
GoodWatch score 38

Novel

Hit the Saddle
Hit the Saddle (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Two-Fisted Sheriff
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)

Story

One Man Justice
One Man Justice (1937)

Story

Too Much Beef
Too Much Beef (1936)

Story

Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range (1935)

Novel

The Law of 45's
The Law of 45's (1935)

Novel

Man Of Action
Man Of Action (1933)

Story

Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone (1932)
GoodWatch score 42

Story

Two-Fisted Law
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer

The Wyoming Whirlwind
The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)

Story