Directed credits
60
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
John Foster
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 60Directed series: 0All crew credits: 107
TMDB ID: 151996
IMDb ID: nm0287888
Known for: Directing
Born: November 27, 1886
Died: February 16, 1959
Age: 72
Place of birth: New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1927 - 1950
Years active: 24
Wikidata: Q6233736
Frequent jobs
Director (60)Story (42)Writer (3)Screenplay (2)
Biography
John Foster (November 27, 1886 – February 16, 1959) was a cartoonist and film director. He is remembered for his direction in over a hundred films, including the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry series and the early (1928) sound-on-film cartoon "Dinner Time". Later in the 1930s, he created Gandy Goose for Terrytoons.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Foster.
Gandy the Goose
Director
1938 Movie
The Billy Goat's Whiskers
Director
1937 Movie
Love's Labor Won
Director
1933 Movie
5.7
Magic Mummy
Director
1933 Movie
5.0
Silvery Moon
Director
1933 Movie
5.0
Tight Rope Tricks
Director
1933 Movie
Three Little Kittens
Director
1933 Movie
5.5
Pencil Mania
Director
1932 Movie
6.8
Piano Tooners
Director
1932 Movie
4.0
A Spanish Twist
Director
1932 Movie
4.0
Barnyard Bunk
Director
1932 Movie
3.0
Nursery Scandal
Director
1932 Movie
4.0
Jolly Fish
Director
1932 Movie
4.5
The Wild Goose Chase
Director
1932 Movie
2.0
The Ball Game
Director
1932 Movie
6.0
Redskin Blues
Director
1932 Movie
4.0
Plane Dumb
Director
1932 Movie
5.3
The Farmerette
Director
1932 Movie
1.5
The Tuba Tooter
Director
1932 Movie
4.5
Pots and Pans
Director
1932 Movie
Magic Art
Director
1932 Movie
10.0
Joint Wipers
Director
1932 Movie
5.7
Uncle Tom and Little Eva
Director
1932 Movie
3.0
Spring Antics
Director
1932 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Foster.
10.0
Trouble
Director
1931 Movie
3.0
Jungle Jazz
Director
1930 Movie
2.0
Midnight
Director
1930 Movie
4.0
Jolly Fish
Director
1932 Movie
4.5
Rocketeers
Director
1932 Movie
Magic Art
Director
1932 Movie
5.5
Pencil Mania
Director
1932 Movie
4.0
Plane Dumb
Director
1932 Movie
10.0
Tom & Jerry and Friends
Director
1931 Movie
6.0
Red Riding Hood
Director
1931 Movie
5.7
Uncle Tom and Little Eva
Director
1932 Movie
4.5
In the Bag
Director
1932 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Foster.
Better Late Than Never
Story
1950 Movie
Seeing Ghosts
Story
1948 Movie
Taming the Cat
Story
1948 Movie
6.0
Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
Story
1947 Movie
5.5
Aladdin's Lamp
Story
1947 Movie
5.0
The Dead End Cats
Story
1947 Movie
Crying Wolf
Story
1947 Movie
The Hep Cat
Story
1946 Movie
6.0
The Crackpot King
Story
1946 Movie
The Snow Man
Story
1946 Movie
The Jail Break
Story
1946 Movie
The Electronic Mouse Trap
Story
1946 Movie
4.0
The Tortoise Wins Again
Story
1946 Movie
Winning the West
Story
1946 Movie
4.0
Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse
Story
1946 Movie
4.0
The Johnstown Flood
Story
1946 Movie