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Walter Lang

Walter Lang

Director · Died February 7, 1972, aged 75 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Walter Lang was an American film director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1896
Died
February 7, 1972 (aged 75)
From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 67 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 33% in 30 days

What are Walter Lang's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
52%
Self
18%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Morality
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 6 · 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 17 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Romantic
11
Warm
10
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet1

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 Walter Lang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Walter Lang'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

67 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Searching Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The boy

  • Snow White and the Three Stooges(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Marriage-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Can-Can(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • But Not for Me(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Desk Set(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The King and I(1956)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • There's No Business Like Show Business(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Madam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • With a Song in My Heart(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • On the Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Jackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Cheaper by the Dozen(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • You're My Everything(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • When My Baby Smiles at Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mother Wore Tights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Sentimental Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Claudia and David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • State Fair(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Greenwich Village(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Coney Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Magnificent Dope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Song of the Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Week-End in Havana(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Tin Pan Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • The Great Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Star Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • The Blue Bird(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Little Princess(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Susannah of the Mounties(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • I'll Give a Million(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Baroness and the Butler(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Second Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Top of the Town(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Before Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Hooray for Love(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Mighty Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Party's Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Whom the Gods Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Meet the Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • The Warrior's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer

  • No More Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Women Go on Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Hell Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Command Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Costello Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Big Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Cock o' the Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Hello Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Spirit of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Desert Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Alice Through a Looking Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Night Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The College Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • By Whose Hand? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Sally in Our Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Satin Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Money to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Golden Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Earth Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Red Kimona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • As a Man Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles from 1923 to 1964.

Biggest box office

The King and I (1956)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The King and I (1956)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 66: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting64 of 66: 62 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting2 of 66: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 66: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s13 · crew1930s23 · crew1940s17 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s4 · 1 acting · 3 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 Walter Lang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

66th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 20 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 Walter Lang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Walter Lang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darryl F. Zanuck shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers