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Robert Blees

Writer, also producer · Died January 31, 2015, aged 96 · Lathrop, Missouri, USA

Born
June 9, 1918
Died
January 31, 2015 (aged 96)
From
Lathrop, Missouri, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 26 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 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Robert Blees' films like?

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

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
34%
Self
18%
Bonds
18%
Survival
16%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Redemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · 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 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
3
Bittersweet
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Robert Blees' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Blees' 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

26 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Gidget's Summer Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Savage Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Curse of the Black Widow(1977)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Woman for All Men(1975)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Phibes Rises Again(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Frogs(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Screaming Mimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • High School Confidential!(1958)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Black Scorpion(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Autumn Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • Slightly Scarlet(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Story

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • One Desire(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cattle Queen of Montana(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Adaptation

  • Magnificent Obsession(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Playgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • The Glass Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • All I Desire(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Sweater Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1942 to 1985.

Biggest box office

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

$7.9K worldwide

Highest rated

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Slightly Scarlet (1956)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing26 of 26: 25 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing1 of 26: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s16 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s3 · 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 Robert Blees' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Frogs (1972)

55th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 13 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 Robert Blees work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Blees' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Forbes shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles