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Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon

Director and actor · Died November 15, 1955, aged 65 · San Jose, California, USA

Lloyd Bacon was an American stage and silent-era screen actor who is most remembered as a film director, making films in virtually all genres. Among the 130 films he directed is the 1933 Warner Bros. classic 42nd Street.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 4, 1889
Died
November 15, 1955 (aged 65)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Director and actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 160 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 28

What are Lloyd Bacon's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
30%
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 29 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 27 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 38 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Joyful
19
Warm
16
Romantic
14
Melancholic
12
Other
44

How their films linger

Feel-good27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 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 · 1 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lloyd Bacon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lloyd 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

160 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • She Couldn't Say No(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The French Line(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Walking My Baby Back Home(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Great Sioux Uprising(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The I Don't Care Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Golden Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Call Me Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Frogmen(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Fuller Brush Girl(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Umpire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Good Humor Man(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • It Happens Every Spring(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mother Is a Freshman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • An Innocent Affair(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Give My Regards to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • You Were Meant for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up and Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Homicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Captain Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Fighting Sullivans(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Silver Queen(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wings for the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Larceny, Inc(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Navy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Affectionately Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Charlie Chaplin Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

  • Footsteps in the Dark(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Knute Rockne All American(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Brother Orchid(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Three Cheers for the Irish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Invisible Stripes(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Child Is Born(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Espionage Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Oklahoma Kid(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wings of the Navy(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Racket Busters(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy from Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • A Slight Case of Murder(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Submarine D-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Ever Since Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • San Quentin(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Marked Woman(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gold Diggers of 1937(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cain and Mabel(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sons o' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Frisco Kid(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Irish in Us(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Gondolier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · as Man Going to Brooklyn (uncredited)

  • In Caliente(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Devil Dogs of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • 6 Day Bike Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Here Comes the Navy(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Wonder Bar(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Son of a Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Footlight Parade(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Picture Snatcher(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 42nd Street(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • You Said a Mouthful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Miss Pinkerton(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Famous Ferguson Case(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fireman, Save My Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Alias the Doctor(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Honor of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Gold Dust Gertie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Kept Husbands(1931)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sit Tight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • 50 Million Frenchmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Moby Dick(1930)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Office Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • A Notorious Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Other Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • So Long Letty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Honky Tonk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Say It with Songs(1929)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • No Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Stark Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • The Singing Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Women They Talk About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Lion and the Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Pay as You Enter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Brass Knuckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • A Sailor's Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Heart of Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • White Flannels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Smith's Customer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Finger Prints (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Private Izzy Murphy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Broken Hearts of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • A Prodigal Bridegroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Circus Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Meet My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Funnymooners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • There He Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Cook

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

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • He Who Gets Smacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Raspberry Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Wild Goose Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

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

    Director · Actor

  • Smudge(1922)

    as McGuire

  • The Greater Profit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jim Crawkins

  • Hands Off! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ford Wadley

  • The Road Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Luther McCabe

  • The Broken Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as John

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

    as Wiley Curran

  • The Kentucky Colonel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Boyd Savely

  • The Girl in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Walter

  • Miss Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as The Aviator

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

    as Ben Summers

  • Vagabond Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Buck

  • Wagon Tracks(1919)

    as Guy Merton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Bonnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jan Peterson

  • Square Deal Sanderson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Barney Owen aka Bill Bransford

  • Easy Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Junkie (uncredited)

  • The Rink(1916)

    as Guest

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Director of Comical Film (uncredited)

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

    as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

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

    as Artist (uncredited)

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

    as Her Father

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

    as Assistant Manager

  • The Book Agent's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Butler

  • Her Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Butler

  • A Christmas Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Billy's rival

  • Snakeville’s Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Hotch

  • A Night in the Show(1915)

    as Man in Balcony

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Escape of Broncho Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Sheriff

  • Wine, Women and Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Actor

  • Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Billy's Brother

  • Broncho Billy Misled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Prospector

  • Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Cattle Thief

  • Broncho Billy and the Lumber King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Sheriff

  • Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Sheriff

  • Broncho Billy Steps In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Rancher

  • Broncho Billy's Protégé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Girl's Sweetheart

  • Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Actor

  • The Bachelor's Burglar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Actor

  • His Regeneration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as The Saloon Girl's Companion

  • The Tramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Edna's Fiancé / Second Thief

  • A Jitney Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Young Butler / Cop

  • In the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Pocketbook Thief

  • The Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

  • Broncho Billy's Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Actor

  • Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 159 titles from 1915 to 2017.

Biggest box office

My Darling Clementine (1946)

$27K worldwide

Highest rated

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

  • 1915Screen debut· The Champion
  • 1917Career best· Easy Street

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 159: 47 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting112 of 159: 110 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1910s35 · acting1920s39 · 11 acting · 29 crew1930s48 · 1 acting · 48 crew1940s25 · 1 acting · 24 crew1950s11 · crew2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

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.

How do Lloyd Bacon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of the 47 of 48 with a score; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)

60th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Lloyd Bacon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lloyd Bacon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles