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Samuel Kaylin

Composer · Died July 7, 1983, aged 91 · Melitopol, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire

Born
January 18, 1892
Died
July 7, 1983 (aged 91)
From
Melitopol, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Works as
Composer
Titles
26 on Motif · 61 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 43% in 30 days

What are Samuel Kaylin's films like?

Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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
62%
Bonds
20%
Self
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Power
1%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 1

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 14 · Intense 0

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · 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 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
12
Thrilling
6
Joyful
4
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • 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 Samuel Kaylin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 26 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samuel Kaylin's titles on Motif; 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

61 credits, 26 with a Motif page.

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Sailor's Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • On Their Own (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Director

  • City of Chance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Charlie Chan in Panama(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

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

    Music Director

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • 20,000 Men a Year (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Quick Millions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation(1939)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Mr. Moto's Last Warning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Pack Up Your Troubles(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Up the River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

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

    Music Director

  • Safety in Numbers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Change of Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Five of a Kind(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo(1937)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Borrowing Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Hot Water (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Escapes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Great Hospital Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • She Had to Eat(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Think Fast, Mr. Moto(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    Music Director

  • Thank You, Jeeves! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

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

    Music Director

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

    Music Director

  • Every Saturday Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • Charlie Chan's Secret(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Piernas de seda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Charlie Chan in Paris(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Steamboat Round the Bend(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Judge Priest(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan in London(1934)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Call It Luck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Baby, Take a Bow(1934)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Trinidad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • I Believed in You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • 365 Nights in Hollywood(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • No dejes la puerta abierta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Doctor Bull(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Melodía prohibida (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Pilgrimage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Music Director

  • It's Great to Be Alive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    Music Director

  • Sailor's Luck(1933)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Infernal Machine(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Liliom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • The Second Floor Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Wild Company(1930)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1930 to 1943.

Highest rated

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music23 of 46: 21 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew25 of 46: 23 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1930s41 · crew1940s5 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Samuel Kaylin's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Infernal Machine (1933)

70th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Midcredits 85th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 58/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Samuel Kaylin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samuel Kaylin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sol M. Wurtzel shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Sol M. Wurtzel11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Sol M. Wurtzel
  • John Stone8 titles · 7 as producer    See all 8 shared titles with John Stone

Mixed roles