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Ernst Toch

Composer · Died October 1, 1964, aged 76 · Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria

Born
December 7, 1887
Died
October 1, 1964 (aged 76)
From
Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria
Works as
Composer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 27 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Ernst Toch's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
31%
Self
25%
Morality
19%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
4
Romantic
3
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3

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 Ernst Toch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ernst Toch'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

27 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Women's Prison(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Big Heat(1953)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Orchestrator

  • My Name Is Julia Ross(1945)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • The Soul of a Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Address Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • First Comes Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Fly By Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Ladies in Retirement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • The Ghost Breakers(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cyclops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • The Cat and the Canary(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Happy Landing(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Suez(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • On Such a Night(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Outcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Heidi(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Murder with Pictures(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Peter Ibbetson(1935)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Little Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The Rise of Catherine the Great(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Private Life of Don Juan(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1934 to 1978.

Highest rated

Heidi (1937)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music23 of 24: 22 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew2 of 24: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s10 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s2 · crew1970s1 · 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 Ernst Toch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · composer

On Such a Night (1937)

90th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Big Heat (1953)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 57/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 50. 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.

Who does Ernst Toch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernst Toch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Lang shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers