Winfield R. Sheehan

Producer · Died July 25, 1945, aged 61 · Buffalo, New York, USA

Winfield R. Sheehan was a film company executive. He was responsible for much of Fox Film Corporation's output during the 1920s and 1930s. As studio head, he won an Academy Award for Best Picture and was nominated three more times. Most famously, he nurtured the budding stardom of then-child star Shirley Temple.

What are Winfield R. Sheehan's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy6 titles57^th

Drama3 titles30^th

Adventure2 titles57^th

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

46%

Society

19%

Morality

18%

Survival

11%

Power

4%

Self

2%

Family bonds5 Romantic love5 Survival3 Prejudice2 Community2 Duty2 Justice2 Deception2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

4

Hopeful

5

Tense

4

Joyful

4

Melancholic

4

Other

12

How their films linger

Hopeful7 Feel-good6 Bittersweet3 Thought-provoking3 Rousing2 Cozy2

How their films end

Happy10
Bittersweet1
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 Winfield R. Sheehan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Winfield R. Sheehan'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

24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Captain Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Producer
Florian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Producer
Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Producer
Way Down East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Producer
Curly Top(1935)
Producer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Farmer Takes a Wife(1935)
Producer
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Marie Galante(1934)
Producer
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Handy Andy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Executive Producer
Baby, Take a Bow(1934)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Now I'll Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Producer
Change of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Producer
Stand Up and Cheer!(1934)
Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Bottoms Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Executive Producer
The World Moves On(1934)
Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Doctor Bull(1933)
Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Hello, Sister!(1933)
Producer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
State Fair(1933)
Producer
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Cavalcade(1933)
Producer
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Bad Girl(1931)
Producer
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
East Lynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Producer
The Big Trail(1930)
Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Black Watch(1929)
Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
In Old Arizona(1928)
Producer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Woman and the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1918 to 1945.

Highest rated

The Big Trail (1930)

Midcredits 86^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing20 of 20 · 52^nd

By decade

1910s1 · crew1920s1 · crew1930s16 · crew1940s2 · 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 Winfield R. Sheehan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52^nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

50^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

40^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Crowd Pleaser7
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)

52^nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Big Trail (1930)

Midcredits 86^th · 74% liked

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.