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Barney McGill

Career

Active from 1921 to 1940, busiest in 1933 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barney McGill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • 1930s 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Pre-Code Drama 3
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Class Struggle Narrative 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

3 titles · average score 65
So Long Mr. Chumps
So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Cinematography

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Girls Under 21
Girls Under 21 (1940)

Director of Photography

1930s

44 titles · average score 61
Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Bowery
The Bowery (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Other Men's Women
Other Men's Women (1931)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Svengali
Svengali (1931)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Mammy
Mammy (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

1920s

23 titles · average score 68
Evidence
Evidence (1929)

Director of Photography

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929)

Director of Photography

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1928)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Terror
The Terror (1928)

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State Street Sadie
State Street Sadie (1928)

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The Crimson City
The Crimson City (1928)

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Jaws of Steel
Jaws of Steel (1927)

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The College Widow
The College Widow (1927)

Director of Photography

What Price Glory
What Price Glory (1926)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Out Bound
Out Bound (1924)

Director of Photography

Family Life
Family Life (1924)

Director of Photography