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Spencer Gordon Bennet

Director, also producer · Died October 8, 1987, aged 94 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors" he directed more film serials than any other director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spencer Gordon Bennet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1893
Died
October 8, 1987 (aged 94)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 124% in 30 days

What are Spencer Gordon Bennet's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
55%
Bonds
16%
Power
9%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
1%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
10
Hopeful
8
Warm
2
Triumphant
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Spencer Gordon Bennet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Spencer Gordon Bennet'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

113 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • D-Day on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Sakima and the Masked Marvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The Bounty Killer(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • The Atomic Submarine(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Seahawk(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Blazing the Overland Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Perils of the Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Devil Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Adventures of Captain Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Riding with Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Gunfighters of the Northwest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Killer Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • The Lost Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Savage Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Voodoo Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Son of Geronimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Brave Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • King of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Mysterious Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Roar of the Iron Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Pirates of the High Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Atom Man vs. Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Cody of the Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Sir Galahad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Batman and Robin(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bruce Gentry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Congo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Superman(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Brick Bradford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Black Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Son of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Daughter of Don Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • King of the Forest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Phantom Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Purple Monster Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Federal Operator 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Lone Texas Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Manhunt of Mystery Island(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Zorro's Black Whip(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Code of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Haunted Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Tiger Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Tucson Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Mojave Firebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Beneath Western Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • California Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Canyon City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Masked Marvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Secret Service In Darkest Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • G-men vs. the Black Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Valley of Vanishing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Secret Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • They Raid by Night(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Gunman from Bodie(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Arizona Bound(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Cowboy from Sundown(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Westbound Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Oklahoma Terror(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Riders of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Across the Plains(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Mysterious Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Rangers Step In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Reckless Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Law of the Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Ranger Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Rio Grande Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Fugitive Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Unknown Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Cattle Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Avenging Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Heroes of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Heir to Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Lawless Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Western Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Get That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Rescue Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Calling All Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Night Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Oil Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Young Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Fighting Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Producer

  • Ferocious Pal(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Badge of Honor(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jaws of Justice(1933)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Justice Takes a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Midnight Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Last Frontier(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rogue of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Queen of the Northwoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Hawk of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Fire Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Tiger's Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Marked Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Terrible People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Yellow Cameo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Man Without a Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Hawk of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Melting Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The House Without a Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Fighting Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Snowed In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Green Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Play Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Producer

  • Sunken Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · as Doug

  • The Way of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Assistant Director

  • Behold the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Sky Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 113 titles, 112 of them dated from 1921 to 1966.

Highest rated

Superman (1948)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 113: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting111 of 113: 107 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thProducing3 of 113: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 113: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

113 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1920s19 · 2 acting · 18 crew1930s32 · crew1940s35 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s4 · crew

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 Spencer Gordon Bennet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Batman and Robin (1949)

60th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Superman (1948)

Midcredits 67th · 64% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Spencer Gordon Bennet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Spencer Gordon Bennet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph F. Poland shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles