From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Villiers Farrow, CBE (10 February 1904 – 27 January 1963) was an Australian, later American, film director, producer and screenwriter. In 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Writing / Best Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days and in 1942 he was nominated as Best Director for Wake Island. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Farrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 10, 1904
- January 28, 1963 (aged 58)
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Director, writer and producer
- 32 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
What are John Farrow's films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 30
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 11 · Dark 12
Grounded 11 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 22 · Intense 8
Steady 9 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 13 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 3
Resolved 25 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch John Farrow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for John Farrow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
69 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.
John Paul Jones(1959)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Forbidden Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Unholy Wife(1957)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Back from Eternity(1956)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Sea Chase(1955)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
A Bullet Is Waiting(1954)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Hondo(1953)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Plunder of the Sun(1953)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Ride, Vaquero!(1953)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Botany Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Submarine Command(1951)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
His Kind of Woman(1951)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Red Mountain(1951)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Where Danger Lives(1950)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Copper Canyon(1950)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Red, Hot and Blue(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Alias Nick Beal(1949)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Beyond Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Big Clock(1948)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Blaze of Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go(1947)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
California(1947)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
The Hitler Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
China(1943)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Wake Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
A Bill of Divorcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Married and in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Full Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Five Came Back(1939)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Sorority House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Women in the Wind(1939)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Saint Strikes Back(1939)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Comet Over Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Broadway Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
My Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Invisible Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
She Loved a Fireman(1937)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
West of Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Men in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Tarzan Escapes(1936)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Last of the Pagans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Spectacle Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Impassive Footman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Common Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Their Mad Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
A Woman of Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Inside the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Bad One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Seven Days Leave(1930)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Shadow of the Law(1930)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Wheel of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Wolf Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Three Week Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Woman from Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The First Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Ladies of the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Blue Danube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Bride of the Colorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Wreck of the Hesperus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Career shape
A full career of 67 titles from 1927 to 1959.
Biggest box office
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Highest rated
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Most popular right now
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do John Farrow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
18 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser18
- Broadly Agreed10
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is John Farrow's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does John Farrow work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Farrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eda Warren shares the most, 10.
Writers
- Jonathan LatimerShared titles: The Unholy Wife (1957), Back from Eternity (1956), Plunder of the Sun (1953), Submarine Command (1951), Copper Canyon (1950), Alias Nick Beal (1949), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), The Big Clock (1948)See all 8 shared titles with Jonathan Latimer
- Richard CarrollShared titles: Back from Eternity (1956), Five Came Back (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Carroll
- John TwistShared titles: The Sea Chase (1955), The Saint Strikes Back (1939)See all 2 shared titles with John Twist
- Frank FentonShared titles: Ride, Vaquero! (1953), His Kind of Woman (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Fenton
Actors
- Ray MillandShared titles: Copper Canyon (1950), Alias Nick Beal (1949), The Big Clock (1948), California (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Ray Milland
- Barry FitzgeraldShared titles: California (1947), Easy Come, Easy Go (1947), Two Years Before the Mast (1946), The Saint Strikes Back (1939)See all 4 shared titles with Barry Fitzgerald
- Alan LaddShared titles: Red Mountain (1951), Two Years Before the Mast (1946), China (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Ladd
- Darryl HickmanShared titles: Submarine Command (1951), Alias Nick Beal (1949), Two Years Before the Mast (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Darryl Hickman
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Eda WarrenShared titles: John Paul Jones (1959), The Unholy Wife (1957), Back from Eternity (1956), His Kind of Woman (1951), Submarine Command (1951), Copper Canyon (1950), Where Danger Lives (1950), Easy Come, Easy Go (1947), Two Years Before the Mast (1946), China (1943)See all 10 shared titles with Eda Warren
- Victor YoungShared titles: Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), The Big Clock (1948), California (1947), Two Years Before the Mast (1946), China (1943)See all 6 shared titles with Victor Young
- Roy WebbShared titles: The Sea Chase (1955), Where Danger Lives (1950), Easy Come, Easy Go (1947), Five Came Back (1939), The Saint Strikes Back (1939)See all 5 shared titles with Roy Webb
- Charles LangShared titles: Red Mountain (1951), Copper Canyon (1950), Seven Days Leave (1930), Shadow of the Law (1930)See all 4 shared titles with Charles Lang
Producers
- Robert FellowsShared titles: Hondo (1953), Plunder of the Sun (1953), His Kind of Woman (1951), Red, Hot and Blue (1949)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Fellows
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: Red Mountain (1951), Women in the Wind (1939), She Loved a Fireman (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Endre BohémShared titles: Alias Nick Beal (1949), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Endre Bohém
- Seton I. MillerShared titles: California (1947), Two Years Before the Mast (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Seton I. Miller
