William Buchanan

What are William Buchanan's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

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 William Buchanan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (2).

• MGM+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Two Minutes to Play (1936) · writer
  • Silks and Saddles (1936) · actor, writer

Subscription and free streaming for William Buchanan'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

9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

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  A Shining Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

  Book
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  Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow(1963)

  Novel

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Blake of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  Screenplay
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  Blake of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  Screenplay
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  Silks and Saddles(1936)

  Writer · as Gambler

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~15^th
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  Two Minutes to Play(1936)

  Story

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~22^nd
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  Shadow of Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  Actor
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  Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  Screenplay · Story
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  Shadow of Chinatown(1936)

  Dialogue · as Healy

  Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films7^th

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1936 to 1979.

Highest rated

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

Midcredits 81^st

How do William Buchanan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22^nd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

112

• Universally Loved1
• Cult Classic1
• Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, writer

Silks and Saddles (1936)

83^rd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

Midcredits 81^st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 20. 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 William Buchanan work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Buchanan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert F. Hill shares the most, 3.