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Dore Schary

Dore Schary

Producer and writer, also director · Died July 7, 1980, aged 74 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American motion picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright who became head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and eventually president of the studio during the 1950s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 31, 1905
Died
July 7, 1980 (aged 74)
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Producer and writer, also director
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 74 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 8% in 30 days

What are Dore Schary's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
26%
Self
24%
Society
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 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 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 17 · Intense 7

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

Steady 21 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 0

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 23 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 17 · 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 26 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
19
Warm
13
Hopeful
13
Romantic
11
Other
26

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic3

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 Dore Schary's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dore Schary'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

74 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • FDR: That Man in the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Act One(1963)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sunrise at Campobello(1960)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Chairman of Connecticut Delegation (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer

  • Lonelyhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Designing Woman(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Swan(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Last Hunt(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Gettysburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer · Writer

  • Bad Day at Black Rock(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Take the High Ground!(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Arena(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Dream Wife(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Hoaxters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Plymouth Adventure(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Washington Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Westward the Women(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology(1951)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Red Badge of Courage(1951)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Go for Broke!(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Walk Softly, Stranger(1950)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Next Voice You Hear...(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Battleground(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • They Live by Night(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Window(1949)

    Producer · Production Executive

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Adventure in Baltimore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • The Set-Up(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Every Girl Should Be Married(1948)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Boy with Green Hair(1948)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rachel and the Stranger(1948)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Race Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Production Manager

  • Station West(1948)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Express(1948)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House(1948)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer(1947)

    Producer · as Jebby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Crossfire(1947)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Our American Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Till the End of Time(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Spiral Staircase(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Live Wires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Story

  • I'll Be Seeing You(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bataan(1943)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Journey for Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Kid Glove Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Executive Producer

  • Joe Smith, American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Married Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Edison, the Man(1940)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Young Tom Edison(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Broadway Melody of 1940(1940)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Right Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Boys Town(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ladies in Distress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Story

  • Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • The Girl from Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Outcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Mind Your Own Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Timothy's Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Her Master's Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Adaptation

  • Song and Dance Man(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Your Uncle Dudley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • Silk Hat Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Chinatown Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Red Hot Tires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Additional Dialogue

  • The Raven(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Most Precious Thing in Life(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Let's Talk It Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Story

  • He Couldn't Take It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Fury of the Jungle(1933)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 72 titles from 1933 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Lassie Come Home (1943)

$99K worldwide

Highest rated

The Set-Up (1949)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 72: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting1 of 72: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting30 of 72: 24 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing41 of 72: 29 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew10 of 72: 6 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

72 titles, 12 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1930s19 · crew1940s29 · 1 acting · 29 crew1950s19 · 1 acting · 19 crew1960s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1970s2 · crew2000s1 · acting

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 Dore Schary's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Fury of the Jungle (1933)

71st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Set-Up (1949)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 35 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 Dore Schary work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dore Schary's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leigh Harline shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers