Portrait of Sumner Getchell

Acting

Sumner Getchell

Career

Active from 1927 to 1946, with a break from 1935 to 1945, busiest in 1927 and 1929 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sumner Getchell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 60
Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lieutenant Cord

Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rancher

Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator (1951)

as Insurance Agent

Chain of Circumstance
Chain of Circumstance (1951)

as Fred Martindale

Union Station
Union Station (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Police Car Driver (uncredited)

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Larrimore (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Magazine Salesman (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
GoodWatch score 58

as George Spears (uncredited)

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers (1950)
GoodWatch score 50

as John Simon

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 58
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa (1948)

as Georgie

Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Harvey Cushman--Reporter (uncredited)

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways (1946)

as Tank Tinker

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pierre (Uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wedding Celebrant (uncredited)

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fat Boy

Remedy for Riches
Remedy for Riches (1940)

as First Hotel Clerk

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 53
These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as 'Blimpy'

There Goes the Groom
There Goes the Groom (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Billy Rapp

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)

as Harry

Clive of India
Clive of India (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Clerk

Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses (1934)

as Harry

Desirable
Desirable (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Frederick

That's My Boy
That's My Boy (1932)

as Carl

Vanity Street
Vanity Street (1932)

as Scottie (uncredited)

You're Telling Me
You're Telling Me (1932)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Daybreak
Daybreak (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Emil

Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love (1930)
GoodWatch score 34

as Whiskers

Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)

as Paul

1920s

8 titles ยท average score 67
The Flying Fleet
The Flying Fleet (1929)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kewpie (uncredited)

College Love
College Love (1929)

as Fat

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve (1929)

as Edward's Friend

The College Widow
The College Widow (1927)

as Jimmie Hopper

The Cinder Path
The Cinder Path (1927)

as Fat

Flashing Oars
Flashing Oars (1927)

as Fat

The Relay
The Relay (1927)

as Fat

The Last Lap
The Last Lap (1926)

as Freshmen Cheer Leader