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Claude Binyon

Writer and director · Died February 14, 1978, aged 72 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born
October 17, 1905
Died
February 14, 1978 (aged 72)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 54 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 50% in 30 days

What are Claude Binyon's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
61%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Morality
9%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival
2%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 16 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Warm
14
Romantic
15
Absurd
5
Hopeful
5
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Claude Binyon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Binyon'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

54 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Adam's Rib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Script Consultant

  • Kisses for My President(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Satan Never Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Pepe(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • North to Alaska(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sing Boy Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • You Can't Run Away from It(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Woman's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Here Come the Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Down Among the Sheltering Palms(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dreamboat(1952)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Emergency Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • My Blue Heaven(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Stella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • Mother Didn't Tell Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Family Honeymoon(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Saxon Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Suddenly It's Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • Cross My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • The Well Groomed Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • Incendiary Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • And the Angels Sing(1944)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • This Is the Army(1943)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dixie(1943)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • No Time for Love(1943)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Holiday Inn(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Take a Letter, Darling(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • You Belong to Me(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Arizona(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Too Many Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Invitation to Happiness(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sing, You Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

  • True Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • I Met Him in Paris(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • The Princess Comes Across(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Before Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • The Bride Comes Home(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Accent on Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • The Daring Young Man(1935)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stolen Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

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

    Adaptation

  • The Gilded Lily(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Should Listen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Shoot the Works (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Search for Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • It's a Gift(1934)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Girl Without a Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • The Way to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Additional Dialogue

  • College Humor(1933)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1932 to 1973.

Biggest box office

Holiday Inn (1942)

$119 worldwide

Highest rated

Holiday Inn (1942)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

North to Alaska (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 53: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting49 of 53: 44 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 53: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

53 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1930s20 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s13 · crew1960s4 · 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 Claude Binyon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Pepe (1960)

58th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Holiday Inn (1942)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 25 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 Claude Binyon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Binyon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred MacMurray shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers