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Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Actor and writer · Died December 29, 1974, aged 82 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Robert Ellis was born on 27 June 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Tiger's Trail (1919), The Ventures of Marguerite (1915) and Speed to Burn (1938). He was married to Vera Reynolds, May Allison, Irene Boyle and Helen Logan. He died on 29 December 1974 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Born
June 25, 1892
Died
December 29, 1974 (aged 82)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 163 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 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Robert Ellis' films like?

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

Genres

Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Musical4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical 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
43%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Society
14%
Power
9%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 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 15 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 0

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 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Romantic
4
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • 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 Robert Ellis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Ellis' 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

163 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • I'll Get By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Story

  • Three Little Girls in Blue(1946)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • If I'm Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

  • Do You Love Me(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Something for the Boys(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Pin Up Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Four Jills in a Jeep(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hello Frisco, Hello(1943)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • Footlight Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • Sun Valley Serenade(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Great American Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • Lucky Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • City in Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Susannah of the Mounties(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chasing Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Pardon Our Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Road Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Sharpshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Down on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • Speed to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • A Trip to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Love on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • Big Town Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway(1937)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Born Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

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

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Off to the Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo(1937)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Laughing at Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Red Lights Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Back to Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Federal Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • Hitch Hike To Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • Charlie Chan's Secret(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Lady in Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Happiness C.O.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Insure Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • A Girl of the Limberlost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Frank Comstock

  • Port of Lost Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Adaptation · Story

  • Fugitive Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Casino Manager

  • In Love with Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

  • A Very Honorable Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gangster

  • Dancing Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Cavendish

  • I've Got Your Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Turk Garrison

  • Madame Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sulkin

  • The Quitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Twin Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • In the Money(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Man of Sentiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

  • Dance, Girl, Dance(1933)

    Adaptation · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Notorious But Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

  • Police Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Police Chief Crown

  • The Important Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jack (Duke) Farnham

  • By Appointment Only(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Sphinx(1933)

    as Inspector James Riley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Thrill Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Al Blake

  • Soldiers of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Moran

  • The Constant Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Leading Man

  • Reform Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Kellar

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

    as Colonel Jedcott

  • The Curse of a Broken Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Simon Flint

  • The Penal Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as James Forrester

  • Officer Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jack Blake

  • Call Her Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hotel Manager (Uncredited)

  • Women Won't Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as District Attorney

  • Speed Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Langard

  • Slightly Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Brandon

  • White Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jim Gregory

  • Come on Danger! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Frank Sanderson

  • From Broadway to Cheyenne(1932)

    as Butch Owens

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as English Charlie

  • American Madness(1932)

    as Dude Finlay (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Reynolds

  • Daring Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hugo DuSang

  • A Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as John Thomas (as Bob Ellis)

  • Behind Stone Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jack Keene - Man-about-Town

  • The Monster Walks(1932)

    Adaptation · Story

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Devil Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gordon Stiles

  • One Man Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jonathan P. Streeter

  • The Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ira Coleman

  • Mounted Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Paul Marsh

  • Is There Justice? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dan Lawrence

  • Murder at Midnight(1931)

    as Duncan Channing

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Good Bad Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dapper Dan Tyler

  • The Fighting Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Flash Halloway

  • Aloha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Larry Leavitt

  • The Last Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as A.C. Marino

  • Caught Cheating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Joe Cabrone

  • The Squealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Valleti

  • What Men Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Howard LeMoyne

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

    as Jim Paine

  • Night Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mr. John W. Zelli

  • Tonight at Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jack Keith

  • The Love Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Guy Emory

  • Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Steve Crandall

  • Restless Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Robert Haines

  • Freedom of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Cyrus Hazlett

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

    as Rod Luke

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

    as Marc Antony

  • Marry the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Harry Wayland

  • The Law and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Ernest Vane

  • Ragtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Steve Martin, aka 'Slick'

  • Devil’s Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • Whispering Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Bob Cameron

  • Brooding Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Phillip Mott

  • Ladies of Leisure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jack Forrest

  • The Girl from Montmartre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jack Ewing

  • S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The Northern Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Louis Le Blanc

  • The Part-time Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Kenneth Scott

  • Lady Robinhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Hugh Winthrop

  • Forbidden Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Jerry Burke

  • A Cafe in Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Barry Braxton

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

    as Bob Cooper

  • Lovers' Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Dr. Tom Singletoon

  • The Law Forbids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Paul Remsen

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

    as Elliot Worthington

  • The Wild Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Basil Wingate / Stuart Furth

  • The Flame of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Fergus Derrick

  • Dark Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Lord Wallington

  • Anna Ascends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Howard Fisk

  • The Woman Who Fooled Herself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer · as Fernando Pennington

  • Hurricane's Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Steele O'Connor

  • The Infidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Cyrus Flint

  • Love's Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Herbert Norwood

  • Wild Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Kerry Burgess

  • Ladies Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Anthony Mulvain

  • Handcuffs or Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Peter Madison

  • A Divorce of Convenience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Daughter Pays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · as Gerald Roseborough

  • The Figurehead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • A Fool and His Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Spite Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Billy Swayne

  • The Third Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Rupert Bawlf

  • Louisiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Laurence Ferol

  • Upstairs and Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Terrence O'Keefe

  • The Tiger's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • Peggy Does Her Darndest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Honorable Hugh Wentworth

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

    Director

  • In for Thirty Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Brett Page

  • Brown of Harvard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as 'Bud' Hall

  • The Lifted Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Leslie Palliser

  • The Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as Luigi Verra

  • A Double Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Trail's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as The Wolf

  • The Lurking Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as The Wolf

  • The Secret Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Buford

  • The Cabaret Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Lloyd Denton - Randall's Chum

  • The Ventures of Marguerite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • A Modern Jekyll and Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Roger Master - Nora's Sweetheart

Career shape

A full career of 162 titles from 1913 to 1950.

Highest rated

American Madness (1932)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Do You Love Me (1946)

Film career

  • 1932Screen debut· American Madness

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting97 of 162: 92 only acting, 5 with another roleDirecting12 of 162: 7 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting59 of 162: 58 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

162 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1910s18 · 14 acting · 7 crew1920s41 · 38 acting · 5 crew1930s86 · 45 acting · 41 crew1940s16 · crew1950s1 · 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 Robert Ellis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)

55th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Madness (1932)

Midcredits 89th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Robert Ellis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Ellis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helen Logan shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles