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Fred Allen

Editor and director · Died May 22, 1955, aged 58 · Petaluma, California, USA

Born
December 16, 1896
Died
May 22, 1955 (aged 58)
From
Petaluma, California, USA
Works as
Editor and director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 90 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 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Fred Allen's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western 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
34%
Self
21%
Bonds
20%
Power
11%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 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 19 · Serious 7 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 15 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Thrilling
12
Joyful
8
Melancholic
8
Warm
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Fred Allen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Allen'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

90 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Western von gestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Eternal Sea(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Atomic Kid(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Half Acre(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Make Haste to Live(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Flight Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • Champ for a Day(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sweethearts on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Editor

  • City That Never Sleeps(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Wants Mink(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Woman They Almost Lynched(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ride the Man Down(1952)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Dream of Jeanie(1952)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Slaughter Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Editor

  • The Enforcer(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Gold Raiders(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Reign of Terror(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Down Memory Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Hollow Triumph(1948)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • T-Men(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Love from a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • The Ghost Goes Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • Calendar Girl(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Red Stallion(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sioux City Sue(1946)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Plainsman and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Editor

  • The Madonna's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Editor

  • Dakota(1945)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Rough Riders of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Scotland Yard Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Swingin' on a Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Hitchhike to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Three Little Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Secrets of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Guadalcanal Diary(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • On the Sunny Side(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sleepers West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Charter Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Pier 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Charlie Chan in Panama(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

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

    Editor

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

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • The Jones Family in Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Five of a Kind(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Country Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • Gentle Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Ride Him, Cowboy(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Ghost Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Saddle Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Freighters of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Production Supervisor

  • A Woman of Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Millie(1931)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Headin' North(1930)

    Editor

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

  • Pardon My Gun(1930)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Oklahoma Cyclone(1930)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sons of the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Song of the Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • The Fighting Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Lucky Larkin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Parade of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Señor Americano(1929)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wagon Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • The California Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • The Lawless Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor · Writer

  • The Royal Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • The Glorious Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Code of the Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Upland Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Canyon of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Wagon Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • Bulldog Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 83 titles from 1922 to 1978.

Highest rated

The Enforcer (1951)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 83: 7 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 83: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing75 of 83: 74 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew1 of 83: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s12 · crew1930s29 · crew1940s28 · crew1950s13 · 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 Fred Allen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · editor

Señor Americano (1929)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Enforcer (1951)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Fred Allen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Allen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John L. Russell shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles