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DeWitt Bodeen

Writer · Died March 12, 1988, aged 79 · Fresno, California, USA

Born
July 25, 1908
Died
March 12, 1988 (aged 79)
From
Fresno, California, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are DeWitt Bodeen's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 DeWitt Bodeen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for DeWitt Bodeen'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

19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cat People(1982)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Billy Budd(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • 12 to the Moon(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Mrs. Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • The Miracle of the Bells(1948)

    Additional Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • I Remember Mama(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Night Song(1947)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Enchanted Cottage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Writer

  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Yellow Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • The Seventh Victim(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Cat People(1942)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1942 to 1982.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing18 of 19: 18 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 19: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s9 · crew1950s7 · crew1960s2 · crew1980s1 · 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 DeWitt Bodeen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 9 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 DeWitt Bodeen work with?

People who share at least 2 of DeWitt Bodeen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicholas Musuraca shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles