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Michael Balcon

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.

Born
May 19, 1896
Died
October 17, 1977 (aged 81)
From
Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Producer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 197 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Michael Balcon's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
21
Dread
11
Warm
12
Joyful
8
Other
42

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • 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).

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)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Jungle Fighters(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Scapegoat(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Four Desperate Men(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Nowhere to Go(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Dunkirk(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Davy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • All at Sea(1957)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Third Key(1956)

    Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • The Ladykillers(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Out of the Clouds(1955)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • PT Raiders(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Lease of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • High and Dry(1954)

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • The Cruel Sea(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Where No Vultures Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Pool of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Bitter Springs(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Lamp(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • A Run for Your Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Passport to Pimlico(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Whisky Galore!(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Eureka Stockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Saraband(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Against the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Frieda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • The Loves of Joanna Godden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Captive Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Dead of Night(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Girl of the Canal(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Return of the Vikings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • They Came to a City(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • For Those in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Producer

  • The Halfway House(1944)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Save Your Shillings and Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • The Sky’s the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Went the Day Well?(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Goose Steps Out(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Foreman Went to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Find, Fix and Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Executive In Charge Of Production

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Executive Producer

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

    Producer

  • Convoy(1940)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Secret Four(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Happy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • A Yank at Oxford(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Take My Tip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Jack of All Trades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Sabotage(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • All In! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Tudor Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • First Offence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Foreign Affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Clairvoyant(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Brown on Resolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Car of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Iron Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Power(1934)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Aunt Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Man of Aran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Constant Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • White Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Lord Babs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Who Killed Doc Robin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • My Old China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • A Night in Montmartre(1931)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Bull Rushes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Harry Lauder Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Aroma of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Hot Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Crooked Billet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

  • Just for a Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Presenter

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

    Producer

  • Woman to Woman(1929)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Lady of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

  • A South Sea Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • A Light Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

  • One of the Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Downhill(1927)

    Presenter · Producer

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

    Co-Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Blighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Mountain Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Producer

  • The Prude's Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer

  • The Pleasure Garden(1925)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Woman to Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 193 titles from 1923 to 1961.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing191 of 193: 190 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew3 of 193: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s28 · crew1930s78 · crew1940s58 · crew1950s28 · crew1960s1 · 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 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles29–41 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles1–15 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles2–29 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–37 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles13–46 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles