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Harry Joe Brown

Producer and director · Died April 28, 1972, aged 81 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Joe Brown (September 22, 1890 – April 28, 1972) was an American film producer and supervisor who was also a theatre and film director. Harry Joe Brown was born in 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a producer, he had a partnership with director Budd Boetticher, actor Randolph Scott and screenwriter Burt Kennedy, which generated a series of five westerns between 1957 and 1960 (The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome, Comanche Station) via a company he created with Scott which eventually became known as Ranown Pictures Corp. He produced the American debut films of both Errol Flynn in Captain Blood and Sean Flynn in Son of Captain Blood. Brown directed a number of films, among them Knickerbocker Holiday, Sitting Pretty and Madison Square Garden.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 22, 1890
Died
April 28, 1972 (aged 81)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 116 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 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Harry Joe Brown's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Western8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
52%
Bonds
19%
Self
11%
Power
9%
Survival
5%
Society
3%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 15 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 31 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Thrilling
17
Melancholic
16
Romantic
9
Warm
7
Other
26

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Harry Joe Brown's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Joe Brown'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

116 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Time for Killing(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Son of Captain Blood(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Comanche Station(1960)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ride Lonesome(1959)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Buchanan Rides Alone(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Screaming Mimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Decision at Sundown(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tall T(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 7th Cavalry(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Lawless Street(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Ten Wanted Men(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Three Hours to Kill(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Stranger Wore a Gun(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Last Posse(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hangman's Knot(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Captain Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Lady and the Bandit(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Santa Fe(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Stage to Tucson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Fortunes of Captain Blood(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Nevadan(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Walking Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • The Untamed Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Coroner Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Gunfighters(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I'm a Civilian Here Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Knickerbocker Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Producer

  • Sahara(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • First Comes Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • The Desperadoes(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Wild Geese Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Moon Over Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Western Union(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Young People(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Apollo(1940)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Down Argentine Way(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • Tail Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Associate Producer

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • It's Love I'm After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Another Dawn(1937)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Great O'Malley(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Snowed Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Captain Blood(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • We're in the Money(1935)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Curious Bride(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Maybe It's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • While the Patient Slept(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Girl Without a Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Sitting Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Associate Producer

  • I Love That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Billion Dollar Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Madison Square Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • 70,000 Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Hold 'Em Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Is My Face Red?(1932)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Westward Passage(1932)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Young Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Carnival Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Lady with a Past(1932)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Commands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • The Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer

  • Suicide Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer

  • The Tip-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer

  • The Big Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Associate Producer

  • Sweepstakes(1931)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Woman of Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Millie(1931)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Squealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Sons of the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Song of the Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Production Supervisor

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Producer

  • The Fighting Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Lucky Larkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Parade of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Señor Americano(1929)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wagon Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Producer

  • The Lawless Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Royal Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Phantom City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Supervising Producer

  • The Glorious Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Code of the Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Wagon Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Gun Gospel(1927)

    Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Red Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • The Racing Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Producer

  • The Royal American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Land Beyond the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Lost Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Somewhere in Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Supervising Producer

  • The Kentucky Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • The Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • Rapid Fire Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The High Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • Racing Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Moran of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • The Dangerous Dude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • Broadway Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • Danger Quest(1926)

    Director · Producer

  • The Bashful Buccaneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Producer

  • Ridin' the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer

  • The Fighting Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Youth's Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer

  • Super Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer

  • The Dangerous Coward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Silent Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Mask of Lopez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • Foolish Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Lighting Technician

Career shape

A full career of 110 titles, 109 of them dated from 1922 to 1967.

Biggest box office

Sahara (1943)

$9.1K worldwide

Highest rated

Captain Blood (1935)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Ride Lonesome (1959)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 110: 20 only directing, 15 with another roleWriting1 of 110: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing86 of 110: 71 only producing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew4 of 110: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

110 titles, 16 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1920s32 · crew1930s38 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s21 · crew1960s3 · 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 Harry Joe Brown's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of the 43 of 44 with a score; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Señor Americano (1929)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Captain Blood (1935)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 39 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 Harry Joe Brown work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Joe Brown's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randolph Scott shares the most, 17.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles