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Richard Schayer

Writer, also producer · Died March 15, 1956, aged 75 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Born
December 13, 1880
Died
March 15, 1956 (aged 75)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 118 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 29% in 30 days

What are Richard Schayer's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action 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
41%
Bonds
34%
Self
12%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Society
2%
Ideas
1%
Justice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 22 · Intense 7

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 3

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 13 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Thrilling
13
Melancholic
11
Romantic
10
Hopeful
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Richard Schayer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Schayer'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

118 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Mummy(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Arizona Raiders(1965)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Apache Rifles(1964)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sword of Lancelot(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Gun Fight(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Five Guns to Tombstone(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(1959)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Gun Brothers(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Top Gun(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fury(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(1955)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Khyber Patrol(1954)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Lone Gun(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Steel Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The Bandits of Corsica(1953)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Gun Belt(1953)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cripple Creek(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Indian Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • The Texas Rangers(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Kim(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Iroquois Trail(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Davy Crockett, Indian Scout(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Black Magic(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Black Arrow(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Curse(1944)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Ghost(1944)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Hand(1940)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Northwest Passage(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Is a Sissy(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Devil-Doll(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Winning Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • The Meanest Gal in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • Cocktail Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Additional Dialogue · Screenplay

  • Private Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • The Mummy(1932)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The All-American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story

  • Night World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Destry Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Adaptation

  • The Impatient Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Law and Order(1932)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue(1932)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Private Lives(1931)

    Scenario Writer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Strictly Dishonorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Scenario Writer

  • Frankenstein(1931)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Casanova Against His Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame(1931)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Waterloo Bridge(1931)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Buster se marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Just a Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Adaptation · Dialogue

  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath(1931)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dance, Fools, Dance(1931)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay

  • Forward, March! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • Men of the North(1930)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Doughboys(1930)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • Children of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Scenario Writer

  • Free and Easy(1930)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Devil-May-Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Adaptation

  • Hallelujah(1929)

    treatment · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Where East Is East(1929)

    Continuity · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Spite Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Continuity

  • Wild Orchids(1929)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Screenplay

  • Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Cameraman(1928)

    Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Across to Singapore(1928)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Circus Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Law of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Tell It to the Marines(1926)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Frontier Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Scrappin' Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Scenario Writer · Story

  • The Unknown Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Seventh Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • Rustlers' Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Calgary Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • The Man in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Beauty and the Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • The Hurricane Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Silk Stocking Sal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • The Dangerous Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Screenplay

  • The Sawdust Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Ridgeway of Montana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Scenario Writer

  • Ride for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Adaptation

  • Hook and Ladder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • The Thrill Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Ramblin' Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • The Spider and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Adaptation

  • My Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • The Glory of Clementina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Man Of The Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • Black Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • The Lure of Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Adaptation

  • The Killer(1921)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An Arabian Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Li Ting Lang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Brand of Lopez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Woman in Room 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Beggar Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Cup of Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Tong Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Scenario Writer

  • Brothers Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • The Illustrious Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Flame of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • The Dragon Painter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Westerners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Scenario Writer

  • A Man's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Scenario Writer

  • The One Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Scenario Writer

  • Sudden Riches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Scenario Writer

Career shape

A full career of 113 titles from 1916 to 1965.

Biggest box office

The Mummy (1999)

$418M worldwide

Highest rated

Frankenstein (1931)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Mummy (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing110 of 113: 108 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thProducing1 of 113: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 113: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s9 · crew1920s46 · crew1930s30 · crew1940s6 · crew1950s17 · crew1960s5 · 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 Richard Schayer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 48; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

The Killer (1921)

97th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Cameraman (1928)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 33 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 Richard Schayer's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 5 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Richard Schayer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Schayer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Small shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers