From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 - February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer and screenwriter who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971. Born in Chicago, Grant began his career in the mid-1930s developing stories or writing scripts for mostly B movies. He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, starting with Angel and the Badman (which he also directed) in 1947 through Circus World in 1964. Support Your Local Gunfighter was released in 1971, five years after his death. Grant won the Bronze Wrangler, an annual award presented by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, twice, for The Alamo in 1961 and The Comancheros the following year. He and William Bowers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Sheepman in 1959. Grant wrote numerous short stories that were published in Argosy, The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Liberty, among others. Grant died from cancer in Burbank, California. He owned a cattle ranch in Winton in Merced County from the 1940s until his death. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Edward Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 2, 1905
- February 19, 1966 (aged 60)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Writer, also director
- 34 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
What are James Edward Grant's films like?
Across their 33 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 2 · Earnest 31
A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 11 · Dark 4
Grounded 14 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 0
Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 3
Casual 23 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 19 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 4
Resolved 32 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet16
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 James Edward Grant's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- McLintock! (1963) · writer · free
- Angel and the Badman (1947) · director, writer · free
- The Proud Rebel (1958) · writer · free
- The Alamo (1960) · writer, producer · free
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) · writer · free
- Circus World (1964) · writer · free
- The Plunderers (1948) · writer · free
- Belle of the Yukon (1944) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for James Edward Grant'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
55 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.
Angel and the Badman(2026)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Angel and the Bad Man(2009)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Special Delivery(1976)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Hostile Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Hondo and the Apaches(1967)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Circus World(1964)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
McLintock!(1963)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Donovan's Reef(1963)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Comancheros(1961)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Alamo(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Proud Rebel(1958)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Sheepman(1958)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Three Violent People(1956)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Last Wagon(1956)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Ring of Fear(1954)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Hondo(1953)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Trouble Along the Way(1953)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Big Jim McLain(1952)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Flying Leathernecks(1951)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Two of a Kind(1951)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Bullfighter and the Lady(1951)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
California Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Rock Island Trail(1950)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Father Is a Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima(1949)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Johnny Allegro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
The Plunderers(1948)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Angel and the Badman(1947)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Great John L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Belle of the Yukon(1944)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Gambler's Choice(1944)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Lady Is Willing(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Johnny Eager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
They Dare Not Love(1941)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Boom Town(1940)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Music in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Miracles for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
There's That Woman Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
We're Going to Be Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Josette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Danger - Love at Work(1937)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
She's No Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
She Had to Eat(1937)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Great Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Grand Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford(1936)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Big Brown Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Muss 'em Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Whipsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Career shape
A full career of 52 titles from 1935 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Alamo (1960)
Highest rated
The Last Wagon (1956)
Most popular right now
Big Jim McLain (1952)
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 James Edward Grant's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
21 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser21
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 James Edward Grant's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 James Edward Grant work with?
People who share at least 2 of James Edward Grant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Wayne shares the most, 15.
Directors
- Michael CurtizShared titles: The Comancheros (1961), The Proud Rebel (1958), Trouble Along the Way (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Curtiz
- John WayneShared titles: Hondo and the Apaches (1967), Circus World (1964), Donovan's Reef (1963), McLintock! (1963), The Comancheros (1961), The Alamo (1960), The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958), Ring of Fear (1954), Hondo (1953), Trouble Along the Way (1953), Big Jim McLain (1952), Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) and 3 moreSee newest 12 of 15 shared titles with John Wayne
- Joseph KaneShared titles: Rock Island Trail (1950), The Plunderers (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Kane
Writers
- Louis L'AmourShared titles: Hondo and the Apaches (1967), Hondo (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Louis L'Amour
Actors
- Bruce CabotShared titles: McLintock! (1963), The Comancheros (1961), Rock Island Trail (1950), Angel and the Badman (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Bruce Cabot
- Chill WillsShared titles: McLintock! (1963), The Alamo (1960), Rock Island Trail (1950), Boom Town (1940)See all 4 shared titles with Chill Wills
- Forrest TuckerShared titles: Three Violent People (1956), Rock Island Trail (1950), Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Plunderers (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Forrest Tucker
- Paul FixShared titles: Ring of Fear (1954), Hondo (1953), Bullfighter and the Lady (1951), The Plunderers (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Fix
Composers and cinematographers
- William H. ClothierShared titles: Donovan's Reef (1963), McLintock! (1963), The Comancheros (1961), The Alamo (1960)See all 4 shared titles with William H. Clothier
- Hugo FriedhoferShared titles: The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958), Hondo (1953), Big Jim McLain (1952), Belle of the Yukon (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Hugo Friedhofer
- Archie StoutShared titles: Hondo (1953), Trouble Along the Way (1953), Big Jim McLain (1952), Angel and the Badman (1947)See all 4 shared titles with Archie Stout
- Arthur LangeShared titles: Ring of Fear (1954), Big Jim McLain (1952), Belle of the Yukon (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur Lange
Producers
- Edmund GraingerShared titles: The Sheepman (1958), Flying Leathernecks (1951), Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Edmund Grainger
- Robert FellowsShared titles: Ring of Fear (1954), Hondo (1953), Big Jim McLain (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Fellows
Mixed roles
- Nicholas RayShared titles: Circus World (1964), Flying Leathernecks (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Ray
