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Cyril Hume

Writer · Died March 26, 1966, aged 66 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
March 16, 1900
Died
March 26, 1966 (aged 66)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 38 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 13% in 30 days

What are Cyril Hume's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
35%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Survival
9%
Power
9%
Ideas
8%
Society
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · 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 5 · Even-paced 11 · 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 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Romantic
7
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Cyril Hume's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cyril Hume'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

38 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ransom(1996)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Westerner(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

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

    Story

  • Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Invisible Boy(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bigger Than Life(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Planet(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay

  • The United States Steel Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 259 episodes · Writer

  • Tarzan's Savage Fury(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Anne of the Indies(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Branded(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Lady Without Passport(1950)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • The Great Gatsby(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bride of Vengeance(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • High Barbaree(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Bugle Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay · Story

  • 20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Tarzan Finds a Son!(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Live, Love and Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • They Gave Him a Gun(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Princess(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tarzan Escapes(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Devil Is a Sissy(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Limehouse Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Affairs of a Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Flying Down to Rio(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan the Ape Man(1932)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Dialogue

  • Trader Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Dialogue

  • New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Dialogue

  • The Wife of the Centaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • Forbidden Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Film Writer

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1924 to 1996.

Biggest box office

Ransom (1996)

$309M worldwide

Highest rated

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Ransom (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing36 of 36: 36 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s14 · crew1940s6 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s1 · 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 Cyril Hume's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

The Jungle Princess (1936)

50th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 18 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.

Is Cyril Hume's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Cyril Hume work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers