Portrait of John P. McCarthy

Directing

John P. McCarthy

Career

Active from 1925 to 1978, with a break from 1947 to 1977, busiest in 1931 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Song of the Gringo
Song of the Gringo
GoodWatch score55/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Cattle Rustling 3
  • Cowboy Adventure 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Good vs Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

4 titles
Under Arizona Skies
Under Arizona Skies (1946)

Story

The Cisco Kid Returns
The Cisco Kid Returns (1945)

Director

Raiders of the Border
Raiders of the Border (1944)

Director

Marked Trails
Marked Trails (1944)

Director, Screenplay

1930s

25 titles · average score 55
Conspiracy
Conspiracy (1939)

Story

Song of the Gringo
Song of the Gringo (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Screenplay

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

Director

Trailing North
Trailing North (1933)

Director

Lucky Larrigan
Lucky Larrigan (1932)

Director

Mother and Son
Mother and Son (1931)

Director

A Rider of the Plains
A Rider of the Plains (1931)

Director

The Nevada Buckaroo
The Nevada Buckaroo (1931)

Director

Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West (1931)

Director, Screenplay

God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man (1931)

Director

Headin' North
Headin' North (1930)

Adaptation, Director

The Oklahoma Cyclone
The Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)

Story, Director

1920s

7 titles
The Eternal Woman
The Eternal Woman (1929)

Director

Diamond Handcuffs
Diamond Handcuffs (1928)

Director

Becky
Becky (1927)

Director

The Lovelorn
The Lovelorn (1927)

Director

The Border Whirlwind
The Border Whirlwind (1926)

Director

Hurricane Hal
Hurricane Hal (1925)

Writer, Director

Pals
Pals (1925)

Director

1910s

1 title · average score 85
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as Prison Guard