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Orville H. Hampton

Writer, also producer · Died August 8, 1997, aged 80 · Rockford, Illinois, USA

Born
May 21, 1917
Died
August 8, 1997 (aged 80)
From
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 73 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 5% in 30 days

What are Orville H. Hampton's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Family 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
40%
Bonds
17%
Power
14%
Survival
13%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Self
4%
Justice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 30 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 24 · Intense 7

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 20 · 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 21 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Thrilling
11
Melancholic
12
Dread
9
Contemplative
5
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Orville H. Hampton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Orville H. Hampton'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

73 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Friday Foster(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Joe Forrester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Detroit 9000(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Escape to Mindanao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Story

  • The Young Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • A Time to Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Riot on Sunset Strip(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Flipper(1964)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • One Potato, Two Potato(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Underwater City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Jack the Giant Killer(1962)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Incident in an Alley(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Duo(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Secret of Deep Harbor(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Flight That Disappeared(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • You Have to Run Fast(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Wore a Gun(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Snake Woman(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Operation Bottleneck(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Uprising(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Police Dog Story(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Young Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Cage of Evil(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma Territory(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Three Came to Kill(1960)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gunfighters of Abilene(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Best Friend(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Atomic Submarine(1959)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Inside the Mafia(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Alligator People(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Riot in Juvenile Prison(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Seahawk(1958)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hong Kong Confidential(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Badman's Country(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Jet Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 12 episodes · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Black Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Frontier Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • The Three Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • The Black Panther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • Last of the Desperados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Champion(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Judge Roy Bean(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • New Orleans Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Big Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • Your Favorite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mesa of Lost Women(1953)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Scotland Yard Inspector(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 39 episodes · Writer

  • Red Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Outlaw Women(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sky High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Leave It to the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Lost Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Untamed Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Original Story

  • Mask of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Fingerprints Don't Lie(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Three Desperate Men(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Experiment Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Train To Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • I Shot Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Hi-Jacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Rocketship X-M(1950)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Motor Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Dialogue Coach · Screenplay

  • The Dangerous Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles from 1950 to 1978.

Biggest box office

Detroit 9000 (1973)

$3.2K worldwide

Highest rated

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing72 of 72: 69 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thProducing1 of 72: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 72: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 72: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

72 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and cinematography overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s41 · crew1960s26 · crew1970s5 · 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 Orville H. Hampton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th26

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 44 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed21
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · writer

Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)

57th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 36 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 Orville H. Hampton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Orville H. Hampton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Kent shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers