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Patrick Kirwan

Career

Active from 1936 to 1968, busiest in 1939 and 1959 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patrick Kirwan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Intricate Plot 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Amnesia 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Johnny Nobody
Johnny Nobody (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Hellions
The Hellions (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Sally's Irish Rogue
Sally's Irish Rogue (1960)

Writer

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 62
Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador (1959)

Screenplay, Story

This Other Eden
This Other Eden (1959)

Writer

Broth of a Boy
Broth of a Boy (1959)

Writer

Rooney
Rooney (1958)

Screenplay

Jacqueline
Jacqueline (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Fake
The Fake (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Desperate Moment
Desperate Moment (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Hotel Sahara
Hotel Sahara (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

A Tale of Five Cities
A Tale of Five Cities (1951)

Screenplay

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 57
The Chiltern Hundreds
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

Writer

Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream (1949)

Writer

The Turners of Prospect Road
The Turners of Prospect Road (1947)

Writer

The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Story

Dear Octopus
Dear Octopus (1943)

Writer

The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Treatment, Screenplay

Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings (1941)

Screenplay

Convoy
Convoy (1940)
GoodWatch score 38

Screenplay

1930s

9 titles ยท average score 61
The Dark Eyes of London
The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Challenge
The Challenge (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

Scenario Writer

Queer Cargo
Queer Cargo (1938)

Writer

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Farewell Again
Farewell Again (1937)

Writer

Wings over Africa
Wings over Africa (1936)

Screenplay

Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea (1935)

as The Donegal Priest