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Ford Beebe

Writer and director, also producer · Died November 26, 1978, aged 90 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ford Beebe (November 26, 1888 – November 26, 1978) was a screenwriter and director. He entered the film business as a writer around 1916 and over the next 60 years wrote and/or directed almost 200 films. He specialized in B-movies – mostly Westerns – and action serials, working on the "Buck Rogers" and "Flash Gordon" serials for Universal Pictures.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1888
Died
November 26, 1978 (aged 90)
From
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer and director, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 148 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 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Ford Beebe's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
39%
Bonds
22%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Society
6%
Self
5%
Ideas
1%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 19 · Intense 2

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
16
Tense
13
Hopeful
8
Dread
4
Joyful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Ford Beebe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ford Beebe'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

148 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Buck Rogers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Peril from the Planet Mongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Deadly Ray From Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Destination Saturn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Purple Death from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • King of the Wild Stallions(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Rusty and the Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Editor

  • The Adventures of Champion(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lord of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Killer Leopard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Golden Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Dogs 'n Ducks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Safari Drums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Writer

  • Planet Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Bomba and the Jungle Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Wagons West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • African Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory

  • Elephant Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Lion Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bomba and the Hidden City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Lost Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Girl from San Lorenzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Davy Crockett, Indian Scout(1950)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bomba on Panther Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Red Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Squadron of Doom(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dalton Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Satan's Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • The Phantom Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Bomba: The Jungle Boy(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shep Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Courtin' Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Six-Gun Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • My Dog Shep(1946)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Easy to Look At (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Enter Arsène Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Producer

  • The Invisible Man's Revenge(1944)

    Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Son of Dracula(1943)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Night Monster(1942)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gang Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Associate Producer

  • Donald's Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Don Winslow of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • 7 Wise Dwarfs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Thrifty Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Masked Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Sea Raiders(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sky Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Junior G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Son of Roaring Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Winners of the West(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Pastoral Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Riders of Pasco Basin(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • Tower of London(1939)

    Second Unit

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Riders of Black River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Buck Rogers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Practical Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Assistant Director

  • The Phantom Creeps(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Ferdinand the Bull(1938)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mars Attacks the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Red Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rocket Ship(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tim Tyler's Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Trouble at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • West Bound Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Story

  • Wild West Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Jungle Jim(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Stampede(1936)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ace Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Code of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Mysterious Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Gallant Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Man from Guntown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Riding Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Justice of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Fighting Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • The Revenge Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Law Beyond the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Writer

  • The Prescott Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Laughing at Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Story

  • The Pride of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Writer

  • The Last of the Mohicans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Shadow of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Writer

  • The Lightning Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Alias: The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Original Story

  • The Vanishing Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Story

  • King of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Phantom of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Screenplay

  • Tarzan the Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Overland Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • .45 Calibre War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • The Black Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Bronc Stomper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Screenplay

  • The Wagon Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Apache Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Boss of Rustler's Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Border Blackbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Screenplay

  • Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Screenplay

  • Don Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Long Loop on the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • The Blind Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Feud Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Screenplay

  • Across the Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • Ridin' Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Screenplay

  • The Law Forbids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Huntin' Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Lost, Strayed or Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer

  • Smoked Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Border Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • Too Much Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • Nine Points of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • Winners of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • Kickaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • The Driftin' Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Saddle King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Trail of the Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Fight It Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • Superstition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • Tipped Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Two-Fisted Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Double Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • 'in Wrong' Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • One Law for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Grinning Granger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay · Story

  • A Gamblin' Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Big Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Railroad Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • A Youth of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 146 titles from 1916 to 1977.

Highest rated

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Son of Dracula (1943)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing80 of 146: 52 only directing, 28 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting84 of 146: 59 only writing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing8 of 146: 1 only producing, 7 with another roleEditing1 of 146: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew5 of 146: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

146 titles, 29 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 25 of them.

By decade

1910s2 · crew1920s39 · crew1930s45 · crew1940s36 · crew1950s18 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s1 · 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 Ford Beebe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · director

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)

72nd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Ford Beebe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ford Beebe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Saul A. Goodkind shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Saul A. Goodkind15 titles · 14 as editor    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Saul A. Goodkind
  • Alvin Todd13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Alvin Todd
  • Louis Sackin12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Louis Sackin
  • William A. Sickner10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with William A. Sickner

Producers