Martin Ragaway
Writer · Died April 20, 1989, aged 66
- January 29, 1923
- April 20, 1989 (aged 66)
- Writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Martin Ragaway's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
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 Martin Ragaway's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Martin Ragaway'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
25 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
The Facts of Life(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Diff'rent Strokes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Paesano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Temperatures Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Decisions! Decisions! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Diana! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Odd Couple(1970)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
The Brady Bunch(1969)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
He & She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Captain Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Occasional Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Get Smart(1965)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
I Dream of Jeannie(1965)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Petticoat Junction(1963)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
How to Marry a Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Lost in Alaska(1952)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Africa Screams(1949)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1950 to 1979.
Highest rated
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
Most popular right now
Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)
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 Martin Ragaway's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Martin Ragaway work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martin Ragaway's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leonard Stern shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Charles BartonShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Africa Screams (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Barton
- Charles LamontShared titles: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Lamont
Writers
- Leonard SternShared titles: Lost in Alaska (1952), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), Africa Screams (1949)See all 5 shared titles with Leonard Stern
- Betty MacDonaldShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Betty MacDonald
- John GrantShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)See all 2 shared titles with John Grant
Actors
- Bud AbbottShared titles: Lost in Alaska (1952), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), Africa Screams (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Bud Abbott
- Lou CostelloShared titles: Lost in Alaska (1952), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), Africa Screams (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Lou Costello
- Emory ParnellShared titles: Lost in Alaska (1952), Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Emory Parnell
- Marjorie MainShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Marjorie Main
Cinematographers and editors
- George RobinsonShared titles: Lost in Alaska (1952), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)See all 2 shared titles with George Robinson
- Charles Van EngerShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950), Africa Screams (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Van Enger
- Frank GrossShared titles: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950), Africa Screams (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Gross
Producers
- Leonard GoldsteinShared titles: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952), Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Goldstein