
Michael Balcon
Producer · Died October 17, 1977, aged 81 · Birmingham, England, UK
Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 19, 1896
- October 17, 1977 (aged 81)
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Producer
- 49 on MovieCove · 197 credits in all
What are Michael Balcon's films like?
Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 43
A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 11 · Dark 19
A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 2
Gentle 12 · Charged 24 · Intense 13
Steady 23 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 10
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3
Casual 20 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 18 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 9
Resolved 33 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic9
- Ambiguous6
- Cyclical1
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 Michael Balcon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) · producer · free
- The 39 Steps (1935) · producer · free
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) · producer · free
- Passport to Pimlico (1949) · producer · free
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948) · producer · free
- Sabotage (1936) · producer · free
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) · producer · free
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) · producer · free
- The Clairvoyant (1935) · producer · free
- They Came to a City (1944) · producer · free
- Secret Agent (1936) · producer · free
- Convoy (1940) · producer · free
- +2 more
- BFI Player, show their 12 titles on BFI Player
- Lionsgate+, show their 4 titles on Lionsgate+
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Cohen Media Channel, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Balcon'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
197 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Tom Jones(1963)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Jungle Fighters(1961)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Scapegoat(1959)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Four Desperate Men(1959)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Nowhere to Go(1958)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Dunkirk(1958)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Davy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

All at Sea(1957)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Shiralee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Man in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Feminine Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

The Third Key(1956)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Who Done It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

The Ladykillers(1955)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Out of the Clouds(1955)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
PT Raiders(1955)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Lease of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

West of Zanzibar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

High and Dry(1954)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Meet Mr. Lucifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Titfield Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Cruel Sea(1953)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Where No Vultures Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Pool of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Cage of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Magnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Bitter Springs(1950)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Blue Lamp(1950)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
A Run for Your Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Passport to Pimlico(1949)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Whisky Galore!(1949)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Eureka Stockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Train of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Scott of the Antarctic(1948)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Another Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Saraband(1948)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Against the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Frieda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Loves of Joanna Godden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hue and Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Overlanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Captive Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Johnny Frenchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Dead of Night(1945)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Girl of the Canal(1945)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all filmsThe Return of the Vikings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Fiddlers Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

They Came to a City(1944)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
For Those in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Halfway House(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
San Demetrio London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

My Learned Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Bells Go Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Nine Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Save Your Shillings and Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Sky’s the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Went the Day Well?(1942)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Goose Steps Out(1942)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Foreman Went to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Black Sheep of Whitehall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Find, Fix and Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Go to Blazes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Ships with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Turned Out Nice Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Yellow Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Ghost of St. Michael's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Three Cockeyed Sailors(1940)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Spare a Copper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Young Veteran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Saloon Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Convoy(1940)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Let George Do It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

All Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Dangerous Comment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Proud Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Return to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Now You're Talking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Salvage with a Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Cheer Boys Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Secret Four(1939)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all filmsHappy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

The Ware Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Climbing High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

A Yank at Oxford(1938)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all filmsTake My Tip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Jack of All Trades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Sabotage(1936)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsAll In! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Man Who Lived Again(1936)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Tudor Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Rhythm in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Where There's a Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Secret Agent(1936)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
It's Love Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

First Offence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Foreign Affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Bulldog Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Passing of the Third Floor Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Stormy Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Me and Marlborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Things Are Looking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Clairvoyant(1935)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The 39 Steps(1935)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Brown on Resolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Oh, Daddy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Car of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Iron Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Power(1934)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
My Song for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Aunt Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
It's a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

A Cup of Kindness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Man of Aran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Constant Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

I Was a Spy(1933)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Ghoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Orders Is Orders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Sleeping Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Britannia of Billingsgate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Man from Toronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Midshipmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

After the Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

There Goes the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Love on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Jack's the Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Faithful Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
White Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Frightened Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Lord Babs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Who Killed Doc Robin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Sunshine Susie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

A Gentleman of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

P.C. Josser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Michael and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Calendar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
My Old China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Man They Couldn't Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

A Night in Montmartre(1931)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Stronger Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Bull Rushes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Harry Lauder Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Aroma of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Hot Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

A Warm Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Symphony in Two Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Crooked Billet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Just for a Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Taxi for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Armistice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

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

The City of Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Woman to Woman(1929)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Lady of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
A South Sea Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Balaclava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Easy Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Vortex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Constant Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

A Light Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
One of the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Downhill(1927)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Rolling Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

The Queen Was in the Parlour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Blighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Cabaret Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Mountain Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Prude's Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The Pleasure Garden(1925)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Cut It Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The Blackguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Typical Budget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The White Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Woman to Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Career shape
A full career of 193 titles from 1923 to 1961.
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 Michael Balcon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up20
- 50th to 74th19
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
29 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Crowd Pleaser29
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed7
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 Michael Balcon's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Michael Balcon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Balcon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Angus MacPhail shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Basil DeardenShared titles: Nowhere to Go (1958), Out of the Clouds (1955), PT Raiders (1955), The Blue Lamp (1950), Saraband (1948), Dead of Night (1945), The Halfway House (1944), They Came to a City (1944), The Goose Steps Out (1942)See all 9 shared titles with Basil Dearden

- Alfred HitchcockShared titles: Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936), The 39 Steps (1935), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Downhill (1927), The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), The Pleasure Garden (1925)See all 7 shared titles with Alfred Hitchcock

- Robert HamerShared titles: The Scapegoat (1959), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), Dead of Night (1945), Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)See all 5 shared titles with Robert Hamer

- Charles FrendShared titles: All at Sea (1957), The Third Key (1956), The Cruel Sea (1953), Scott of the Antarctic (1948), A Yank at Oxford (1938), Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936)See all 7 shared titles with Charles Frend

Writers
- Angus MacPhailShared titles: Whisky Galore! (1949), Saraband (1948), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), Dead of Night (1945), The Halfway House (1944), The Goose Steps Out (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942), Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940), The Secret Four (1939), A Yank at Oxford (1938), A Night in Montmartre (1931)See all 11 shared titles with Angus MacPhail

- John DightonShared titles: The Man in the White Suit (1951), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Saraband (1948), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947), The Goose Steps Out (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942), Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940)See all 7 shared titles with John Dighton
- T.E.B. ClarkeShared titles: All at Sea (1957), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Blue Lamp (1950), Passport to Pimlico (1949), Dead of Night (1945), The Halfway House (1944)See all 6 shared titles with T.E.B. Clarke

- Charles BennettShared titles: Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936), The 39 Steps (1935), The Clairvoyant (1935), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)See all 5 shared titles with Charles Bennett

Actors
- Alec GuinnessShared titles: The Scapegoat (1959), All at Sea (1957), The Ladykillers (1955), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)See all 6 shared titles with Alec Guinness

- Joan GreenwoodShared titles: Tom Jones (1963), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Whisky Galore! (1949), Saraband (1948)See all 5 shared titles with Joan Greenwood

- Bernard LeeShared titles: Dunkirk (1958), Nowhere to Go (1958), Out of the Clouds (1955), PT Raiders (1955), The Blue Lamp (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Bernard Lee

- Geoffrey KeenShared titles: The Scapegoat (1959), Nowhere to Go (1958), The Third Key (1956), High and Dry (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Geoffrey Keen

Cinematographers and editors
- Gordon DinesShared titles: Four Desperate Men (1959), The Third Key (1956), PT Raiders (1955), High and Dry (1954), The Cruel Sea (1953), The Blue Lamp (1950), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)See all 7 shared titles with Gordon Dines
- Douglas SlocombeShared titles: All at Sea (1957), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Saraband (1948), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), The Girl of the Canal (1945)See all 7 shared titles with Douglas Slocombe

- Jack HarrisShared titles: The Scapegoat (1959), All at Sea (1957), The Third Key (1956), Out of the Clouds (1955), The Ladykillers (1955), A Night in Montmartre (1931)See all 6 shared titles with Jack Harris
- Peter TannerShared titles: The Night My Number Came Up (1955), High and Dry (1954), The Cruel Sea (1953), The Blue Lamp (1950), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Scott of the Antarctic (1948)See all 6 shared titles with Peter Tanner
Producers
- S.C. BalconShared titles: Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945), The Goose Steps Out (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942), The Secret Four (1939)See all 4 shared titles with S.C. Balcon
- Eric WilliamsShared titles: Four Desperate Men (1959), Nowhere to Go (1958), Out of the Clouds (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Williams
- Henry CorneliusShared titles: Passport to Pimlico (1949), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), The Girl of the Canal (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Henry Cornelius
- Dennis Van ThalShared titles: The Scapegoat (1959), All at Sea (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Van Thal
Mixed roles
- Seth HoltShared titles: Nowhere to Go (1958), The Ladykillers (1955), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Seth Holt

- Monja DanischewskyShared titles: Bitter Springs (1950), Whisky Galore! (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Monja Danischewsky
- E.V.H. EmmettShared titles: Passport to Pimlico (1949), Sabotage (1936)See all 2 shared titles with E.V.H. Emmett
- Bernard MilesShared titles: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947), The Goose Steps Out (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Miles



