
Irving Bacon
Actor · Died February 5, 1965, aged 71 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys". In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952. During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 5, 1893
- February 5, 1965 (aged 71)
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Actor
- 155 on MovieCove · 390 credits in all
What are Irving Bacon's films like?
Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 43
Light 28 · Serious 13 · Dark 5
Grounded 34 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 1
Gentle 19 · Charged 25 · Intense 2
Steady 27 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 10
Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2
Casual 36 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 30 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 3
Resolved 43 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Ramrod in Branded Men (1931)
- Allyas Windy Watkins in Drift Fence (1936)
- Mentoras Jake in Dynamite (1949)
- Tricksteras Judge Stanfield in Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
Moods and endings
- Happy30
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic2
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 Irving Bacon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 155 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (33).
- It Happened One Night (1934) · actor · free
- His Girl Friday (1940) · actor · free
- Meet John Doe (1941) · actor · free
- A Star Is Born (1937) · actor · free
- Topper (1937) · actor · free
- Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936) · actor · free
- Blondie (1938) · actor · free
- Western Union (1941) · actor · free
- They Made Me a Criminal (1938) · actor · free
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Meet John Doe (1941) · actor
- A Star Is Born (1937) · actor · free
- Holiday Inn (1942) · actor
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) · actor
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) · actor
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) · actor
- The Green Promise (1949) · actor
- Made for Each Other (1939) · actor
- Dreaming Out Loud (1940) · actor
- Saddle Pals (1947) · actor
- Fort Massacre (1958) · actor
- Sons of New Mexico (1949) · actor
- +6 more
- His Girl Friday (1940) · actor · free
- I Love Lucy (1951) · actor · free
- Meet John Doe (1941) · actor · free
- A Star Is Born (1937) · actor · free
- Run for Cover (1955) · actor · free
- They Made Me a Criminal (1938) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) · actor · free
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) · actor · free
- Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) · actor · free
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) · actor · free
- Made for Each Other (1939) · actor · free
- +4 more
- His Girl Friday (1940) · actor · free
- Meet John Doe (1941) · actor · free
- A Star Is Born (1937) · actor · free
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) · actor · free
- The Desperadoes (1943) · actor · free
- Cause for Alarm! (1951) · actor · free
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) · actor · free
- Made for Each Other (1939) · actor · free
- Saddle Pals (1947) · actor · free
- Sons of New Mexico (1949) · actor · free
- +2 more
- His Girl Friday (1940) · actor
- Meet John Doe (1941) · actor
- They Made Me a Criminal (1938) · actor
- Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) · actor
- Cause for Alarm! (1951) · actor
- Made for Each Other (1939) · actor
- Dreaming Out Loud (1940) · actor
- This Is the Army (1943) · actor
- Kansas Pacific (1953) · actor
- Fighting Caravans (1931) · actor
- The Big Cat (1949) · actor
- Dynamite (1949) · actor
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Subscription and free streaming for Irving Bacon'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
390 credits, 155 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Donna Reed Show(1958)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Fort Massacre(1958)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Ambush at Cimarron Pass(1958)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Leave It to Beaver(1957)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Dakota Incident(1956)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Hidden Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

At Gunpoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Run for Cover(1955)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

A Star Is Born(1954)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Black Horse Canyon(1954)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Duffy of San Quentin(1954)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home(1954)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Glenn Miller Story(1954)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Devil's Canyon(1953)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Sweethearts on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Fort Ti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Kansas Pacific(1953)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
O. Henry's Full House(1952)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Rose of Cimarron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Room for One More(1952)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Desert of Lost Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

I Love Lucy(1951)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Here Comes the Groom(1951)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Cause for Alarm!(1951)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Mr. Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

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

Emergency Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Born to Be Bad(1950)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Never a Dull Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Happy Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Woman in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Sons of New Mexico(1949)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Dear Wife(1949)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The House Across the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

It's a Great Feeling(1949)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Down Memory Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Manhandled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

The Big Cat(1949)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
El Paso(1949)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Green Promise(1949)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
John Loves Mary(1949)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Dynamite(1949)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Words and Music(1948)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Whispering Smith(1948)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Family Honeymoon(1948)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Moonrise(1948)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Good Sam(1948)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Velvet Touch(1948)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
State of the Union(1948)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Adventures in Silverado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Albuquerque(1948)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Rocky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

California's Golden Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Monsieur Verdoux(1947)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Dear Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Saddle Pals(1947)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Wake Up and Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Night Train to Memphis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

One Way to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Spellbound(1945)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Star in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Week-End at the Waldorf(1945)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Guest Wife(1945)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Hitchhike to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Out of This World(1945)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Patrick the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Under Western Skies(1945)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Can't Help Singing(1944)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Thin Man Goes Home(1944)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Heavenly Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Casanova Brown(1944)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Story of Dr. Wassell(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Since You Went Away(1944)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Her Primitive Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Knickerbocker Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

A Guy Named Joe(1943)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Week-End Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Chip Off the Old Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

In Old Oklahoma(1943)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Footlight Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

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

Johnny Come Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

So's Your Uncle(1943)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
This Is the Army(1943)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Hers to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Mister Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

It's a Great Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Desperadoes(1943)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
King of the Cowboys(1943)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Stranger in Town(1943)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Dixie Dugan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Two Weeks to Live(1943)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Shadow of a Doubt(1943)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Get Hep to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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

Pardon My Sarong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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

Holiday Inn(1942)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Lady in a Jam(1942)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Thru Different Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Spoilers(1942)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Blondie's Blessed Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Bashful Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Star Spangled Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Young America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Freckles Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Remember the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Cadet Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Great Man's Lady(1941)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Moon Over Her Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Henry Aldrich for President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Great Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
It Started with Eve(1941)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Our Wife(1941)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Blondie in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Accent on Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Caught in the Draft(1941)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Million Dollar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Ride on Vaquero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob(1941)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Meet John Doe(1941)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Blondie Goes Latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Western Union(1941)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Tobacco Road(1941)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Back Street(1941)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Wild Man of Borneo(1941)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Jennie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Blondie Plays Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Dreaming Out Loud(1940)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Howards of Virginia(1940)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Young People(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Gold Rush Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Blondie Has Servant Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Manhattan Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

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

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Lillian Russell(1940)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
You Can't Fool Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Edison, the Man(1940)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Star Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Grapes of Wrath(1940)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Blondie on a Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Broadway Melody of 1940(1940)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
His Girl Friday(1940)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Brother Rat and a Baby(1940)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Gone with the Wind(1939)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blondie Brings Up Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Pack Up Your Troubles(1939)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
At the Circus(1939)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
On Your Toes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Indianapolis Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

I Stole a Million(1939)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Blondie Takes a Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

News Is Made at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Bachelor Mother(1939)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Second Fiddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Torchy Runs for Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Lucky Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Big Town Czar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Oklahoma Kid(1939)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Spirit of Culver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Blondie Meets the Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Tail Spin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Nancy Drew... Reporter(1939)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Made for Each Other(1939)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
They Made Me a Criminal(1938)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Blondie(1938)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Exposed(1938)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hard to Get (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Mad Miss Manton(1938)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

There Goes My Heart(1938)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Sing, You Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Give Me a Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Professor Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Racket Busters(1938)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Tropic Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Kentucky Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Mr. Moto's Gamble(1938)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Tip-Off Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The First Hundred Years(1937)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midnight Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

True Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

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

It's Love I'm After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Vogues of 1938(1937)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Exclusive(1937)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Topper(1937)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Marry the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

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

Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

They Gave Him a Gun(1937)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
A Star Is Born(1937)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Dangerous Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Hopalong Cassidy Returns(1936)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Murder with Pictures(1936)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Wives Never Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Lady Be Careful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Let's Make a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Texas Rangers(1936)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Hollywood Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

China Clipper(1936)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
To Mary - with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

A Son Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Earthworm Tractors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Rhythm on the Range(1936)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
San Francisco(1936)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Forgotten Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Singing Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Petticoat Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Love on a Bet(1936)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Music Goes 'Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Drift Fence(1936)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Timothy's Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Arizona Mahoney(1936)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hitch Hike Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Man of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Millions in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Ship Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

She Couldn't Take It(1935)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
It's a Great Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Two-Fisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Powdersmoke Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Page Miss Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Redheads on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Here Comes Cookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Murder Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Farmer Takes a Wife(1935)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Manhattan Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Men Without Names (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Glass Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Mary Jane's Pa(1935)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Goin' to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Private Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

It's A Small World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

I'll Love You Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Gay Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Broadway Bill(1934)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The President Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
No Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Pursuit of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

You Belong to Me(1934)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Hat, Coat and Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Hell Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Now I'll Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Honor of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

House of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

George White's Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

It Happened One Night(1934)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Shadows of Sing Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Lone Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Sitting Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Female(1933)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Bowery(1933)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Ann Vickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Golden Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Lady for a Day(1933)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Double Harness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Private Detective 62(1933)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Lilly Turner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Central Airport(1933)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Mind Reader(1933)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Sing, Bing, Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

He Learned About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Hello, Everybody! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

File 113 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Match King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Lawyer Man(1932)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

If I Had a Million(1932)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Big Broadcast(1932)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Madame Racketeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

High Hats and Low Brows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Million Dollar Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Just a Pain in the Parlor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

This Is the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Big Timer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

No One Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Union Depot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Branded Men(1931)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bad Girl(1931)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Alias: The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Big Business Girl(1931)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Vice Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Blondes Prefer Bonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Lime Juice Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Fighting Caravans(1931)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all filmsThe Itching Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Knights Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Boarding House Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Street of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Burning Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Half Way to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Saturday Night Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Side Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Nightwatchman's Mistake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Matchmaking Mamma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Rodeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Tide of Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Two Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Calling Hubby's Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Old Barn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

His New Stenographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Hubby's Weekend Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Motorboat Mamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Campus Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Head Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Swim Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Best Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Smith's Army Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Girl from Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
For Sale, a Bungalow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Smith's Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Smith's Pony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Smith's Fishing Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

His First Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Broke in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

The Jolly Jilter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
A Dozen Socks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

California or Bust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

A Blonde's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Kitty from Killarney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Smith's Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Smith's Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Masked Mamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

A Prodigal Bridegroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Meet My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Trimmed in Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Whispering Whiskers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Hot Cakes for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Gosh-Darn Mortgage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

Isn't Love Cuckoo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Over Thereabouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

A Rainy Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Hurry, Doctor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Good Morning, Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Remember When? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 389 titles from 1925 to 1959.
Film career
Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.
- 1931Screen debut· Bad Girl
- 1934Career best· It Happened One Night
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Irving Bacon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 150; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up43
- 50th to 74th74
- 25th to 49th31
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
93 of their 155 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved17
- Crowd Pleaser93
- Broadly Agreed19
- Mixed26
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 51. 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.
Is Irving Bacon's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Irving Bacon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Irving Bacon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard A. Smith shares the most, 4.
Directors
- David ButlerShared titles: It's a Great Feeling (1949), John Loves Mary (1949), Caught in the Draft (1941)See all 3 shared titles with David Butler

- Jean YarbroughShared titles: Under Western Skies (1945), So's Your Uncle (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Yarbrough

Writers
- Rian JamesShared titles: Internes Can't Take Money (1937), Private Detective 62 (1933), Lawyer Man (1932)See all 3 shared titles with Rian James
- Jack RoseShared titles: Room for One More (1952), It's a Great Feeling (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Rose

- Melville ShavelsonShared titles: Room for One More (1952), It's a Great Feeling (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Melville Shavelson

- Norman KrasnaShared titles: John Loves Mary (1949), It Started with Eve (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Norman Krasna

Actors
- Jack CarsonShared titles: A Star Is Born (1954), It's a Great Feeling (1949), John Loves Mary (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Carson

- James BellShared titles: The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Holiday Inn (1942), Private Detective 62 (1933)See all 3 shared titles with James Bell

- Hooper AtchleyShared titles: Our Wife (1941), They Gave Him a Gun (1937), Branded Men (1931)See all 3 shared titles with Hooper Atchley

- Regis ToomeyShared titles: Dakota Incident (1956), Meet John Doe (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Regis Toomey

Composers and editors
- Howard A. SmithShared titles: Dakota Incident (1956), Run for Cover (1955), Dynamite (1949), Albuquerque (1948)See all 4 shared titles with Howard A. Smith
- Bernhard KaunShared titles: Internes Can't Take Money (1937), Private Detective 62 (1933), The Mind Reader (1933), Lawyer Man (1932)See all 4 shared titles with Bernhard Kaun
- Paul SawtellShared titles: Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958), The Big Cat (1949), Under Western Skies (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Sawtell
- Irene MorraShared titles: It's a Great Feeling (1949), John Loves Mary (1949), Caught in the Draft (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Irene Morra
Producers
- William C. ThomasShared titles: Run for Cover (1955), Dynamite (1949), Albuquerque (1948)See all 3 shared titles with William C. Thomas

- William H. PineShared titles: Run for Cover (1955), Dynamite (1949), Albuquerque (1948)See all 3 shared titles with William H. Pine

- Jack H. SkirballShared titles: Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Howards of Virginia (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Jack H. Skirball
- Jack William VotionShared titles: Two Weeks to Live (1943), Dreaming Out Loud (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Jack William Votion





