Portrait of Joan Barclay

Acting

Joan Barclay

Career

Active from 1936 to 1945, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Barclay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 6
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Vintage Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 59
The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Paula Webb

The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mrs. Irwin

Sagebrush Law
Sagebrush Law (1943)

as Sally Winters

Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joan Samuels

Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
GoodWatch score 39

as Alice Saunders

Bandit Ranger
Bandit Ranger (1942)

as Sally Mattison

Riding the Wind
Riding the Wind (1942)

as Joan Westfall (as Mary Douglas)

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ann Mitchell

Pretty Dolly
Pretty Dolly (1942)

as Errol's Secretary

Flying Wild
Flying Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Helen Munson

Billy the Kid's Range War
Billy the Kid's Range War (1941)

as Ellen Gorman

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)

as Betty Webster

1930s

45 titles ยท average score 63
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)

as Peggy Radford

Lightning Carson Rides Again
Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938)

as Sally - Paul Smith's Sweetheart

Amateur Crook
Amateur Crook (1937)

as Betsy Cummings, alias Mary Layton

The Trusted Outlaw
The Trusted Outlaw (1937)

as Betty Pember

Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)

as Hope Mason

Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)

as Hope Mason

Sky Racket
Sky Racket (1937)

as Marion Bronson

Phantom Patrol
Phantom Patrol (1936)

as Doris McCloud

Feud of the West
Feud of the West (1936)

as Molly Henderson

Men of the Plains
Men of the Plains (1936)

as Laura Long

Shadow of Chinatown
Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
GoodWatch score 35

as Joan Whiting

West of Nevada
West of Nevada (1936)

as Helen Haldain