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Oscar Brodney

Writer, also producer · Died February 12, 2008, aged 100

Born
February 18, 1907
Died
February 12, 2008 (aged 100)
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 50 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 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Oscar Brodney's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: 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
34%
Morality
27%
Self
21%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
1%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 12 · Intense 0

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 16

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 28 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Warm
12
Absurd
11
Tense
7
Romantic
9
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Oscar Brodney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Oscar Brodney'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

50 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ghost Fever(1986)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • 1,000 Convicts and a Woman(1971)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Sword of Ali Baba(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • I'd Rather Be Rich(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Brass Bottle(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tammy and the Doctor(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Tammy Tell Me True(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • All Hands on Deck(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bobbikins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer · Writer

  • When Hell Broke Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Tammy and the Bachelor(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Star in the Dust(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Day of Fury(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Spoilers(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Lady Godiva of Coventry(1955)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Purple Mask(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Captain Lightfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Sign of the Pagan(1954)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Black Shield of Falworth(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Glenn Miller Story(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Walking My Baby Back Home(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Francis Covers the Big Town(1953)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Back at the Front(1952)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Francis Goes to West Point(1952)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Little Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Francis Goes to the Races(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Double Crossbones(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Frenchie(1950)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Harvey(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Katie Did It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • South Sea Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Comanche Territory(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Yes Sir, That's My Baby(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Gal Who Took the West(1949)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mexican Hayride(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • For the Love of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • Are You With It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • If You Knew Susie(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • She Wrote the Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

  • On Stage Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • What a Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Original Story

  • You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Always a Bridesmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Rhythm of the Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay · Story

  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • Moonlight in Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Baby Face Morgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1942 to 1987.

Biggest box office

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

$994 worldwide

Highest rated

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing47 of 48: 45 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stProducing3 of 48: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1940s16 · crew1950s25 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s1 · 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 Oscar Brodney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Ghost Fever (1986)

78th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Harvey (1950)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 30 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 Oscar Brodney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oscar Brodney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Skinner shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers