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Earl Felton

Writer · Died May 2, 1972, aged 62

Born
October 16, 1909
Died
May 2, 1972 (aged 62)
Works as
Writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 35 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 20% in 30 days

What are Earl Felton's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
30%
Morality
29%
Survival
15%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Self
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
10
Romantic
6
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5

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 Earl Felton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Earl Felton'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

35 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Narrow Margin(1990)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Scenario Writer

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • The Pride and the Passion(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bandido! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • The Rawhide Years(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Marauders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • The Narrow Margin(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Las Vegas Story(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • His Kind of Woman(1951)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Armored Car Robbery(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Trapped(1949)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend(1949)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Angel on the Amazon(1948)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Criminal Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • Pardon My Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • My Best Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Heart of the Golden West(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Serenade(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sierra Sue(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Pittsburgh Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • World Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance(1941)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Calling All Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Smuggled Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Society Smugglers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • The Night Hawk(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prison Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Bad Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Bengal Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Man Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Freshman Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1936 to 1990.

Biggest box office

Narrow Margin (1990)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

The Narrow Margin (1952)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing32 of 33: 31 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing1 of 33: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s9 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s10 · crew1970s1 · crew1990s1 · 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 Earl Felton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

The Night Hawk (1938)

65th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Narrow Margin (1952)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 15 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 Earl Felton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Earl Felton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Fleischer shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers