- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 6.66
- Peak run
- 1935’40
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Jack by the numbers
Average
6.66
8 rated films
Vote weighted
6.67
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.28
rating spread
Career
34y
1932 to 1965
Total votes
20.7K
across every film
Best
7.2
Broadway Melody of 1940
Worst
6.3
Babes in Arms
Newest first
Filmography
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls | · | 352 |
| 1947 | It Happened in Brooklyn | 6.5 | 1,248 |
| 1945 | The Stork Club | · | 860 |
| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm | · | 377 |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy | 6.8 | 2,495 |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | · | 648 |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good | 6.4 | 1,346 |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | 7.2 | 3,099 |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | · | 826 |
| 1939 | Babes in Arms | 6.3 | 3,104 |
| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 | 6.7 | 1,537 |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | 6.7 | 2,169 |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | 6.7 | 2,302 |
| 1932 | Girl Crazy | · | 326 |
Better together?
Jack McGowan's regulars
- Roy Del RuthWriter · 5 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.08
- Norman TaurogWriter · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.51
- Busby BerkeleyWriter · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.20
- Norman Z. McLeodWriter · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.32
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Jack McGowan
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