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J. Farrell MacDonald

Actor · 189 credits · 26 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Frequent collaborators: Harry Carey, Joe Harris, Mary Gordon, George O'Brien, Mary Pickford

Best J. Farrell MacDonald movies by genre

Movies (181 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 · ★ 7.8 (915 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. The McGuerins from Brooklyn

    1942 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    2

  3. Man of Two Worlds

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. The Last Alarm

    1940 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    4

  5. Gang Bullets

    1938 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    5

  6. There Goes My Heart

    1938 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    6

  7. Murder on the Campus

    1933 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)

    Mystery

    7

  8. The Arizonian

    1935

    Western, Adventure, Music

    8

  9. Woman on the Run

    1950 · ★ 6.8 (112 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    9

  10. Little Orphan Annie

    1938

    Drama

    10

  11. The Racing Strain

    1932

    Drama

    11

  12. Shep Comes Home

    1948 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Crime

    12

  13. Hotel Continental

    1932 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    13

  14. Waterfront Lady

    1935 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    14

  15. Under Eighteen

    1932 · ★ 6.6 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. The Gentleman from Arizona

    1939

    Western, Action

    16

  17. The Dream

    1911 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Christmas Eve

    1947 · ★ 5.1 (13 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    18

  19. The Hit Parade

    1937 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    19

  20. Madame Racketeer

    1932 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. 3 Bad Men

    1926 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)

    Romance, Western

    21

  22. Ankles Preferred

    1927

    Comedy

    22

  23. Web of Danger

    1947 · ★ 4.8 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Action

    23

  24. Northern Frontier

    1935

    Western

    24

  25. Hearts of Humanity

    1932 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. The Best Man Wins

    1935 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    26

  27. Roaring Timber

    1937 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, Romance

    27

  28. The Iron Horse

    1925 · ★ 6.7 (75 votes)

    Western, Drama, History

    28

  29. Stranger in Town

    1931 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. My Old Kentucky Home

    1938 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Music

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.