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Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

Composer · Died October 8, 1968, aged 70 · Meredosia, Illinois, USA

Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger. Skinner was born in Meredosia, Illinois. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College (now known as the Chicago Conservatory of Music), 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in local areas with his brother Carl Skinner of Meredosia Illinois on drums. They were billed as the Skinner Brothers dance band. From there they began playing on the steamboats that went up and down the Illinois River. It was during this time that he began writing and arranging music for dance bands. This work brought him to New York, where from 1925 to 1935 he arranged about 2000 popular songs for Robbins Publishing. By the time he left Manhattan for Hollywood, he had written two books on arranging for dance bands. After a short period at MGM, working on musical settings for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Skinner was hired by Universal Studios. Over the course of his 30 years there, he composed music for more than 200 films. Although he continued to work on musicals, he quickly mastered the art of dramatic scores, eventually earning five Academy Award nominations (1938–43). He died in Beverly Hills, California, leaving behind his wife Dolly Repine Skinner. His distinctive approach to scoring horror films, such as Son of Frankenstein (1939) and The Wolf Man (1941), has been characterized as a ‘passion for chromatic lines … mirrored contours … [and] restrained, yet ominously mythical orchestrations’ (Marcello). He gained new recognition in the 1950s for his lush romantic scores, including those for such Douglas Sirk films as Magnificent Obsession (1954) and Written on the Wind (1956). Despite many changes in the film industry, his book Underscore (1950) has survived as an excellent introduction to film music composition. In 2014, Dallas pre-swing orchestra, The Singapore Slingers released a fifteen-track CD homage to Skinner's arrangements.

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Born
December 31, 1897
Died
October 8, 1968 (aged 70)
From
Meredosia, Illinois, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
171 on MovieCove · 244 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Frank Skinner's films like?

Across their 131 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy43 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Drama41 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
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Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
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Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
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Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Western3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
34%
Morality
30%
Self
14%
Power
11%
Survival
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love41 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds29 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice28 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption22 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty14 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 131 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 68 · Serious 36 · Dark 27

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

Grounded 56 · Stylized 60 · Heightened 15

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

Gentle 44 · Charged 69 · Intense 18

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

Steady 71 · Shifting 55 · Whiplash 5

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 64 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 40

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

Slow burn 43 · Even-paced 84 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 88 · Engaged 41 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 75 · Affecting 38 · Heavy 18

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

Resolved 123 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
66
Joyful
38
Romantic
39
Melancholic
38
Warm
31
Other
118

How their films linger

Feel-good58 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun56 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy77
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 Frank Skinner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 171 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Skinner'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

244 credits, 171 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ride to Hangman's Tree(1967)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Let's Kill Uncle(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Appaloosa(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Madame X(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shenandoah(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Sword of Ali Baba(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kitten with a Whip(1964)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bullet for a Badman(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Captain Newman, M.D.(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Ugly American(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tammy and the Doctor(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Back Street(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Lace(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Portrait in Black(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Imitation of Life(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Restless Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Perfect Furlough(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ride a Crooked Trail(1958)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kathy O' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Once Upon a Horse... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Step Down to Terror(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • This Happy Feeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Tarnished Angels(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • My Man Godfrey(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tammy and the Bachelor(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Story(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Night Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Tattered Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Battle Hymn(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Written on the Wind(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Away All Boats(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Rawhide Years(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Star in the Dust(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Never Say Goodbye(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Francis in the Haunted House(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Gun for a Coward(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lady Godiva of Coventry(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • All That Heaven Allows(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • One Desire(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Foxfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • The Shrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Chief Crazy Horse(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Six Bridges to Cross(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Creature(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Destry(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sign of the Pagan(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Black Shield of Falworth(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Magnificent Obsession(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Taza, Son of Cochise(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Far Country(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Black Horse Canyon(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dawn at Socorro(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Four Guns to the Border(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Francis Joins the WACS(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Naked Alibi(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Saskatchewan(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Forbidden(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Stand at Apache River(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wings of the Hawk(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Man from the Alamo(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Thunder Bay(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Desert Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • The Mississippi Gambler(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Back to God's Country(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Francis Covers the Big Town(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Because of You(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Black Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Horizons West(1952)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The World in His Arms(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bonzo Goes to College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The Duel at Silver Creek(1952)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Alaska(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sally and Saint Anne(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • No Room for the Groom(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bend of the River(1952)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Francis Goes to West Point(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of Lost Canyon(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Week-End with Father(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Raging Tide(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Door(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Iron Man(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bright Victory(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Comin' Round the Mountain(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mark of the Renegade(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Francis Goes to the Races(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bedtime for Bonzo(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Double Crossbones(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Pays Off(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Harvey(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Katie Did It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Sleeping City(1950)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Desert Hawk(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Winchester '73(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Spy Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Louisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Comanche Territory(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • One Way Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Francis(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Free For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Red, Hot and Blue(1949)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Gal Who Took the West(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sword in the Desert(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Lady Gambles(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Stool Pigeon(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tulsa(1949)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Hayride(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Family Honeymoon(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • For the Love of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Tap Roots(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Naked City(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Black Bart(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Ride the Pink Horse(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Egg and I(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • The Dark Mirror(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Black Angel(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Canyon Passage(1946)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Her Adventurous Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • She-Wolf of London(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Girl on the Spot(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Frontier Gal(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pillow of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Strange Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • The Jungle Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Blonde Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Here Come the Co-eds(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer · Music Director

  • She Gets Her Man(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Daltons Ride Again(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Destiny(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Curse(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hi, Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • House of Frankenstein(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • In Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Reckless Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • The Mummy's Ghost(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • South of Dixie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Jungle Woman(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Orchestrator

  • Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Phantom Lady(1944)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Crazy House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Orchestrator

  • Top Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Fired Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • We've Never Been Licked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Hers to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • All by Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Captive Wild Woman(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • White Savage(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Keep 'Em Slugging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • It Ain't Hay(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Son of Dracula(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mug Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Pittsburgh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Who Done It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Eyes of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Between Us Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Invisible Agent(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • There's One Born Every Minute(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lady in a Jam(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Tough as They Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Saboteur(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Hellzapoppin'(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Man(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Keep 'Em Flying(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Appointment for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Moonlight in Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Orchestrator

  • Badlands of Dakota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Hold That Ghost(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Flame of New Orleans(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Black Cat(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Horror Island(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man Made Monster(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Nice Girl? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer · Orchestrator

  • Back Street(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Daddy(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Invisible Woman(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • One Night in the Tropics(1940)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Seven Sinners(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Hand(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hired Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Score Producer

  • When the Daltons Rode(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • South to Karanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Score Producer

  • La Conga Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • It's a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Songs

  • Black Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • My Little Chickadee(1940)

    Music Score Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Green Hell(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Bank Dick(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Big Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tower of London(1939)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • One Hour to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Witness Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The House of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Sun Never Sets(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ex-Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Son of Frankenstein(1939)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • I Stole a Million(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • That Certain Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Rage of Paris(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Wives Under Suspicion(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mad About Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Exposed(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Tough Guy(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Little Tough Guys in Society(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One Hundred Men and a Girl(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Top of the Town(1937)

    Composer

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

Career shape

A full career of 216 titles from 1937 to 1967.

Biggest box office

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Wolf Man (1941)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music212 of 216: 205 only music, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew11 of 216: 4 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

216 titles, 7 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1930s17 · crew1940s110 · crew1950s77 · crew1960s12 · 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 Frank Skinner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 171; across their 131 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 131

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 131

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 131

Midcredits score across 171 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th65
  • 25th to 49th61
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

96 of their 171 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser96
  • Broadly Agreed33
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · composer

There's One Born Every Minute (1942)

73rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 95 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Frank Skinner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles19–50 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles2–21 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles2–29 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles19–40 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles21–56 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Frank Skinner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Skinner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Milton Carruth shares the most, 27.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Rock Hudson10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Rock Hudson
  • Julie Adams9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Julie Adams
  • Samuel S. Hinds8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Samuel S. Hinds
  • Mischa Auer8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Mischa Auer

Cinematographers and editors

  • Milton Carruth27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Milton Carruth
  • Russell Metty23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Russell Metty
  • Ted J. Kent19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Ted J. Kent
  • Russell F. Schoengarth19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Russell F. Schoengarth

Producers

  • Ross Hunter14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Ross Hunter
  • Leonard Goldstein12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Leonard Goldstein
  • Robert Arthur11 titles · 10 as producer    See all 11 shared titles with Robert Arthur
  • William Alland6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with William Alland

Mixed roles