
Leslie Banks
Actor · Died April 21, 1952, aged 61 · West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
Leslie Banks, CBE (9 June 1890 – 21 April 1952) was an English theatre and cinema actor, director and producer, now best remembered playing gruff, menacing characters in black and white movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Banks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 9, 1890
- April 21, 1952 (aged 61)
- West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK
- Actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Leslie Banks' films like?
Across their 14 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 5
Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Count Zaroff in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
- Heroas Bob Lawrence in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
- Heroas Sir John Holland in The Murder Party (1934)
- Heroas Commissioner R.G. Sanders in Sanders of the River (1935)
- Heroas Captain Hyde in Sons of the Sea (1939)
- Mentoras Keith in 21 Days Together (1940)
- Heroas John Barrington in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
- Threshold guardianas James Smith in Madeleine (1950)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Leslie Banks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Henry V (1944) · actor · free
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) · actor · free
- Madeleine (1950) · actor · free
- The True Glory (1945) · actor · free
- Bombsight Stolen (1941) · actor · free
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) · actor · free
- Fire Over England (1937) · actor · free
- Jamaica Inn (1939) · actor · free
- Wings of the Morning (1937) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Banks' 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
33 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Your Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Madeleine(1950)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Small Back Room(1949)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The True Glory(1945)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Henry V(1944)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Went the Day Well?(1942)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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

Bombsight Stolen(1941)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsNeutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Door with Seven Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Dead Man's Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

21 Days Together(1940)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Sons of the Sea(1939)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Jamaica Inn(1939)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all filmsCyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Fire Over England(1937)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Wings of the Morning(1937)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Farewell Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Debt of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Three Maxims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Sanders of the River(1935)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Murder Party(1934)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Red Ensign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Fire Raisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

I Am Suzanne! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Most Dangerous Game(1932)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1921 to 1950.

Biggest box office
Henry V (1944)

Highest rated
Went the Day Well? (1942)

Most popular right now
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Film career
Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.
- 1932Screen debut· The Most Dangerous Game
- 1934First top-billed film· The Man Who Knew Too Much
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 Leslie Banks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 43. 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.
Who does Leslie Banks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Leslie Banks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurence Olivier shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Michael PowellShared titles: The Small Back Room (1949), The Murder Party (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Powell

- Alfred HitchcockShared titles: Jamaica Inn (1939), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Alfred Hitchcock

Writers
- Graham GreeneShared titles: Went the Day Well? (1942), 21 Days Together (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Greene

Actors
- Laurence OlivierShared titles: Henry V (1944), 21 Days Together (1940), Fire Over England (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Laurence Olivier

- Robert NewtonShared titles: Henry V (1944), 21 Days Together (1940), Jamaica Inn (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Newton

- David FarrarShared titles: The Small Back Room (1949), Went the Day Well? (1942)See all 2 shared titles with David Farrar

- Renée AshersonShared titles: The Small Back Room (1949), Henry V (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Renée Asherson

Composers and editors
- William WaltonShared titles: Henry V (1944), Went the Day Well? (1942)See all 2 shared titles with William Walton

- Charles CrichtonShared titles: 21 Days Together (1940), Sanders of the River (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Crichton

- William HornbeckShared titles: 21 Days Together (1940), Sanders of the River (1935)See all 2 shared titles with William Hornbeck
- Arthur BenjaminShared titles: Wings of the Morning (1937), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Benjamin
Producers
- Alexander KordaShared titles: 21 Days Together (1940), Fire Over England (1937), Sanders of the River (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander Korda

- Michael BalconShared titles: Went the Day Well? (1942), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Balcon

- Erich PommerShared titles: Jamaica Inn (1939), Fire Over England (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Erich Pommer

Mixed roles
- Emlyn WilliamsShared titles: Jamaica Inn (1939), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Emlyn Williams





