Hugh McDowell Jr.

Career Overview

Hugh McDowell Jr. has 70 screen credits in a career dating back to 1929. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently The Whistler with 2 titles. Signature works include The Searchers, Limelight, He Walked by Night. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

70

Birth Date

1902-07-12

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  The Searchers
• 

  Limelight
• 

  He Walked by Night
• 

  Rancho Notorious
• 

  All That Money Can Buy
• 

  Swing Time

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• The Whistler (2 titles)
• Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) Collection (1 titles)
• The Saint (1 titles)
• The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• John Qualen (2 collaborations)
• Ray Beltram (2 collaborations)
• Frank Mills (2 collaborations)
• José Portugal (2 collaborations)
• Fuzzy Knight (2 collaborations)
• Edgar Dearing (2 collaborations)
• Robert Robinson (2 collaborations)
• Allen D. Sewall (2 collaborations)
• John Wayne (1 collaborations)
• Jeffrey Hunter (1 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (70 credits)

  • Blood Arrow

    sound

    sound
    1958
  • The Searchers

    sound designer

    sound
    1956
  • Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid

    sound

    sound
    1955
  • Limelight

    sound

    sound
    1952
  • Rancho Notorious

    sound

    sound
    1952
  • Chained for Life

    sound recordist

    sound
    1952
  • The Scarf

    sound mixer

    sound
    1951
  • Second Chance

    sound

    sound
    1950
  • Champagne for Caesar

    sound recordist

    sound
    1950
  • The Girl from San Lorenzo

    sound

    sound
    1950
  • Port of New York

    sound

    sound
    1949
  • Lost Boundaries

    sound

    sound
    1949
  • Impact

    sound recordist

    sound
    1949
  • He Walked by Night

    sound

    sound
    1949
  • Hollow Triumph

    sound

    sound
    1948
  • Queen Esther

    sound engineer

    sound
    1948
  • The Last Round-up

    sound

    sound
    1947
  • The Crime Doctor's Warning

    sound

    sound
    1945
  • The Mark of the Whistler

    sound

    sound
    1944
  • The Whistler

    sound

    sound
    1944
  • Stage Door Canteen

    sound mix technician

    sound
    1943
  • Obliging Young Lady

    sound recordist

    sound
    1942
  • All That Money Can Buy

    sound

    sound
    1941
  • Footlight Fever

    sound recordist

    sound
    1941
  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    sound recordist

    sound
    1941
  • Dance, Girl, Dance

    sound recordist

    sound
    1940
  • You Can't Fool Your Wife

    sound recordist

    sound
    1940
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    sound recordist

    sound
    1940
  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    sound recordist

    sound
    1940
  • Married and in Love

    sound recordist

    sound
    1940
  • In Name Only

    sound recordist

    sound
    1939
  • Panama Lady

    sound recordist

    sound
    1939
  • Almost a Gentleman

    sound recordist

    sound
    1939
  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    sound recordist

    sound
    1939
  • Tarnished Angel

    sound recordist

    sound
    1938
  • Carefree

    sound recordist

    sound
    1938
  • Vivacious Lady

    sound recordist

    sound
    1938
  • Hitting a New High

    sound recordist

    sound
    1937
  • Fight for Your Lady

    sound recordist

    sound
    1937
  • The Big Shot

    sound recordist

    sound
    1937
  • Shall We Dance

    sound recordist

    sound
    1937
  • Quality Street

    sound recordist

    sound
    1937
  • China Passage

    recording supervision

    sound
    1937
  • That Girl from Paris

    sound recordist

    sound
    1936
  • The Plough and the Stars

    sound recordist

    sound
    1936
  • Swing Time

    sound recordist

    sound
    1936
  • Mary of Scotland

    sound recordist

    sound
    1936
  • Follow the Fleet

    sound recordist

    sound
    1936
  • I Dream Too Much

    sound

    sound
    1935
  • Top Hat

    sound recordist

    sound
    1935
  • The Informer

    sound recordist

    sound
    1935
  • The Gay Divorcee

    sound recordist

    sound
    1934
  • Rafter Romance

    sound recordist

    sound
    1933
  • Morning Glory

    sound recordist

    sound
    1933
  • Headline Shooter

    sound recordist

    sound
    1933
  • Melody Cruise

    sound recordist

    sound
    1933
  • Cross Fire

    sound

    sound
    1933
  • Scarlet River

    sound

    sound
    1933
  • Christopher Strong

    sound

    sound
    1933
  • The Past of Mary Holmes

    sound recordist

    sound
    1933
  • Thirteen Women

    sound

    sound
    1932
  • Hold 'Em Jail

    sound

    sound
    1932
  • The Lost Squadron

    sound

    sound
    1932
  • Way Back Home

    sound

    sound
    1931
  • Friends and Lovers

    sound

    sound
    1931
  • Everything’s Rosie

    sound recordist

    sound
    1931
  • Cracked Nuts

    sound

    sound
    1931
  • Half Shot at Sunrise

    sound

    sound
    1930
  • Dixiana

    sound

    sound
    1930
  • Rio Rita

    sound

    sound
    1929