John Jacob Sher (16 March 1913 – 23 August 1988) was an American newspaper columnist, songwriter, film director, film writer, and producer. Born in Minneapolis, Sher wrote for several magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Redbook, Radio Mirror, Reader's Digest, and Collier's. He also had been a columnist for the New York Reporter, and from 1937 to 1940 Screen & Radio Weekly, a nationally syndicated Sunday supplement published by the Detroit Free Press. Sher wrote a number of films for Audie Murphy, including in 1959, The Wild and the Innocent, which he also directed. In the 1979 remake for TV, The Kid from Left Field, Gary Coleman (1968–2010), who starred in the series, accepted the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Special of Episode in a Series. Sher's 1971–1972 television play, Goodbye, Raggedy Ann was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Original Teleplay.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 16, 1913
- August 23, 1988 (aged 75)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Writer, director and producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jack Sher's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 3 · Earnest 11
Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
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 Jack Sher's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jack Sher'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
23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Kid from Left Field(1979)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Hello Mother, Goodbye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Hello Mother, Goodbye! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Slither(1973)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Female Artillery(1973)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Bewitched(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Move Over, Darling(1963)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Critic's Choice(1963)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Paris Blues(1961)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Love in a Goldfish Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver(1960)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Kathy O' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Joe Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Four Girls in Town(1957)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Walk the Proud Land(1956)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
World in My Corner(1956)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Kid from Left Field(1953)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Shane(1953)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Off Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
My Favorite Spy(1951)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 1951 to 1979.
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 Jack Sher's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 14 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 Jack Sher work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jack Sher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Rosenberg shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jesse HibbsShared titles: Walk the Proud Land (1956), World in My Corner (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Hibbs
Actors
- Audie MurphyShared titles: The Wild and the Innocent (1959), Walk the Proud Land (1956), World in My Corner (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Audie Murphy
- Bob HopeShared titles: Critic's Choice (1963), My Favorite Spy (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Hope
- Edgar BuchananShared titles: Move Over, Darling (1963), Shane (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Edgar Buchanan
- Jim BackusShared titles: Critic's Choice (1963), The Wild and the Innocent (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Backus
Composers and cinematographers
- Lionel NewmanShared titles: Move Over, Darling (1963), The Kid from Left Field (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Lionel Newman
- Hans J. SalterShared titles: The Wild and the Innocent (1959), Walk the Proud Land (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Hans J. Salter
- Harold LipsteinShared titles: The Wild and the Innocent (1959), Walk the Proud Land (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Lipstein
- Victor YoungShared titles: Shane (1953), My Favorite Spy (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Young
Producers
- Aaron RosenbergShared titles: Move Over, Darling (1963), Four Girls in Town (1957), Walk the Proud Land (1956), World in My Corner (1956)See all 4 shared titles with Aaron Rosenberg