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Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Actor · Died January 26, 1938, aged 56 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Matthew Betz was born on 13 September 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Big Chance (1933), The Crimson City (1928) and The Big House (1930). He was married to Lulu Slipp. He died on 26 January 1938 in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Born
September 12, 1881
Died
January 26, 1938 (aged 56)
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 99 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Matthew Betz's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action 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
33%
Bonds
29%
Self
12%
Power
12%
Survival
9%
Society
4%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
6
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Matthew Betz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Betz'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

99 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Jungle Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Inspector Starrett

  • The Law Commands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frago, lead henchman

  • The Soldier and the Lady(1937)

    as Chieftain (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Found Himself(1937)

    as Hobo #1

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Outcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Don, a Townsman

  • Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Fury Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dorsky

  • Racing Blood(1936)

    as Tex O'Donnell

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Black Coin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henry Jensen

  • Florida Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Herman Weil

  • The Little Red Schoolhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bill, the Tough Hobo

  • Just My Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Doyle

  • Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Horace Raymore

  • The Girl Who Came Back(1935)

    as Henchman Smokey Preston

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The E-Flat Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hood with Toothache (uncredited)

  • Trails of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hunt

  • Reckless Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Let 'em Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Al Thompson

  • On Probation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dan

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

    as Blackie Burke

  • Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Man at Bar (uncredited)

  • Mutiny Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dixon

  • Men of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Schmidt

  • The Fighting Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lewis Cantor

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Romowski's Valet

  • Under Secret Orders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Senor Cevallos

  • Curtain at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as "Lovely" Holmes

  • The Big Chance(1933)

    as Flash McQuaid

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan the Fearless(1933)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • I Have Lived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Blackie

  • Knight Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as The Crook

  • The Woman Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Racketeer

  • The Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tate Hurley

  • Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Carl Lawler

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)

    as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Child of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Chet Watson (uncredited)

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jarvis

  • Via Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Clem Porter

  • On Your Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Trusty Smith

  • The Big Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Brick Dugan

  • Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman Childress

  • The Western Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Warden

  • From Broadway to Cheyenne(1932)

    as Joe Carter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Hurricane Express(1932)

    as The Engineer Jordan

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Speed Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jessin

  • Alias Mary Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Snowy Hoagland

  • Dynamite Denny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Labor Leader

  • The Fighting Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Red Larkin

  • Soul of the Slums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jim Blake

  • Side Show(1931)

    as Tom Whalen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Julius Sizzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Tayo

  • Salvation Nell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mooney

  • Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • The Single Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Frank Bowman

  • See America Thirst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Insect McGann

  • Her Man(1930)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Squealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Red Majors

  • Shooting Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ace Martin / Ed Winters

  • The Big House(1930)

    as Gopher

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    as Schani

  • The Girl in the Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as 'Doc' Striker

  • Girls Gone Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Augie Sten

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

    as Earl Rand

  • Sins of the Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Gus Newman

  • The Wedding March(1928)

    as Schani Eberle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    as Joe Connors

  • Telling the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as The Killer

  • The Crimson City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as 'Dagger' Foo

  • The Shepherd of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Wash Gibbs

  • Broadway After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Quill Burke

  • The Patent Leather Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Jake Stuke

  • The Flame of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Black Jack Hovey

  • Shipwrecked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Captain Klodel

  • The Exquisite Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Gypsy Chief

  • Oh! What a Nurse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Captain Ladye Kirby

  • The Little Irish Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jerry Crawford

  • Lights of Old Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as 'Red' Hawkins

  • The Unholy Three(1925)

    as Detective Regan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • My Lady's Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Eddie Gault

  • White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Frank Wilde

  • The Way of a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Matt

  • The Lighthouse by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Joe Dagget

  • The Only Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Ole Hannson

  • The Siren Of Seville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Pedro

  • Those Who Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Joe Anargas

  • Love's Whirlpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as 'Pinky' Sellers

  • The Heart Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Monk Hinman

  • Let's Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as 'Dip' McGurk

  • A Self Made Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bob

  • Sawdust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Runner Bayne

  • Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Fighting Miner

  • My Old Kentucky Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Steven McKenna

  • Boomerang Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Tony the Wop

  • The Single Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jim Mallison

  • Burn 'Em Up Barnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ed Scott

  • The Stealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Bert Robinson

  • High Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Kelly

  • Putting One Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Giles

  • The Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Guggenheimer - the 'Widow's' Husband

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles from 1914 to 1937.

Highest rated

The Wedding March (1928)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 99: 99 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

1910s2 · acting1920s38 · acting1930s59 · acting

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 Matthew Betz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Tarzan the Fearless (1933)

55th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wedding March (1928)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 47. 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 Matthew Betz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Betz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shirley Grey shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers