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Pandro S. Berman

Producer, also editor and actor · Died July 13, 1996, aged 91 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pandro Samuel Berman (March 28, 1905 – July 13, 1996), also known as Pan Berman, was an American film producer. Berman was an assistant director during the 1920s under Mal St. Clair and Ralph Ince. In 1930, Berman was hired as a film editor at RKO Radio Pictures, then became an assistant producer. When RKO supervising producer William LeBaron walked out during production of the ill-fated The Gay Diplomat (1931), Berman took over LeBaron's responsibilities, remaining in the post until 1939. After David O. Selznick became chief of production at RKO in October 1931, Berman managed to survive Selznick's general firing of most of the staff. Selznick named Berman producer for the adaptation of Fannie Hurst's short story Night Bell, a tale of a Jewish doctor's rise out of the Lower East Side ghetto to the height of becoming a Park Avenue physician, which Selznick personally retitled Symphony of Six Million. He ordered Berman to have references to ethnic life in the Jewish ghetto restored. The movie was a box-office and critical success. Both Selznick and Berman were proud of the picture, with Berman later saying it was the "first good movie" he had produced. The Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musicals were in production during the Berman regime, Katharine Hepburn rose to prominence, and such RKO classics as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Gunga Din (both 1939) were completed. Upset when an RKO power play diminished his authority, Berman left for MGM in 1940, where he oversaw such productions as Ziegfeld Girl (1941), National Velvet (1944), The Bribe (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and Butterfield 8 (1960). He survived several executive shake-ups at MGM and remained there until 1963, then went into independent production, closing out his career with the unsuccessful Move (1970). Berman was the winner of the 1976 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Six of his films were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture: The Gay Divorcee (1934), Alice Adams and Top Hat (both 1935), Stage Door (1937), Father of the Bride (1950), and Ivanhoe (1952). Berman died of congestive heart failure on July 13, 1996 in his Beverly Hills home, aged 91. He was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California.

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Born
March 28, 1905
Died
July 13, 1996 (aged 91)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Producer, also editor and actor
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 123 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 8% in 30 days

What are Pandro S. Berman's films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
35%
Self
25%
Morality
19%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival
2%
Romantic love29 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 36 · Serious 12 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 33 · Stylized 29 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 22 · Charged 33 · Intense 13

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

Steady 29 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 5

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 17

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 31 · 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 41 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 3

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 35 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 18

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

Resolved 56 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
30
Romantic
30
Joyful
21
Warm
14
Other
62

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic5
  • 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 Pandro S. Berman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pandro S. Berman'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

123 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Justine(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Patch of Blue(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Prize(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • BUtterfield 8(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • All the Fine Young Cannibals(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Reluctant Debutante(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Karamazov(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Something of Value(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Jailhouse Rock(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tea and Sympathy(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bhowani Junction(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Quentin Durward(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Blackboard Jungle(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Long, Long Trailer(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the Round Table(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Battle Circus(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ivanhoe(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Light Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Producer

  • Father's Little Dividend(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Soldiers Three(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Father of the Bride(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Doctor and the Girl(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Madame Bovary(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Bribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • The Three Musketeers(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Living in a Big Way(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sea of Grass(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • If Winter Comes(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Undercurrent(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • National Velvet(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Cross(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Seed(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Slightly Dangerous(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere I'll Find You(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rio Rita(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Honky Tonk(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Love Crazy(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ziegfeld Girl(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Allegheny Uprising(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fifth Avenue Girl(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • In Name Only(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Mother(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle(1939)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Gunga Din(1939)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Mad Miss Manton(1938)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Room Service(1938)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Carefree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Having Wonderful Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Vivacious Lady(1938)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Damsel in Distress(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Stage Door(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Shall We Dance(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Soldier and the Lady(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Quality Street(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • That Girl from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Winterset(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Big Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Swing Time(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Mary of Scotland(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Follow the Fleet(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Muss 'em Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Sylvia Scarlett(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • I Dream Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • In Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Top Hat(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Alice Adams(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Break of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Roberta(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Star of Midnight(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Romance in Manhattan(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Wednesday's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • The Gay Divorcee(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gridiron Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Richest Girl in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Age of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Down to Their Last Yacht(1934)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Their Big Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • His Greatest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • Bachelor Bait(1934)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Hat, Coat and Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • Of Human Bondage(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • We're Rich Again(1934)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Let's Try Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • Cockeyed Cavaliers(1934)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Blackboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • The Life of Vergie Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • Where Sinners Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Executive Producer

  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Spitfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ann Vickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Morning Glory(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bed of Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • The Silver Cord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Sweepings(1933)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Christopher Strong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • The Half-Naked Truth(1932)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Consent(1932)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Symphony of Six Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Associate Producer

  • Taxi 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • Stocks and Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • Beyond London Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Texas Tornado(1928)

    Editor

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

  • Smooth as Satin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Assistant Director

  • Find Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Assistant Director

  • Money to Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Assistant Director

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 119 titles from 1923 to 1970.

Biggest box office

Ivanhoe (1952)

$19K worldwide

Highest rated

A Patch of Blue (1965)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing103 of 119: 103 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thEditing3 of 119: 3 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew13 of 119: 13 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1920s7 · crew1930s69 · crew1940s17 · crew1950s18 · crew1960s7 · 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 Pandro S. Berman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

51 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser51
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

The Texas Tornado (1928)

68th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

A Patch of Blue (1965)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Pandro S. Berman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–27 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian 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 Pandro S. Berman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pandro S. Berman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ferris Webster shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles