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Tom Buckingham

Writer and director · Died September 7, 1934, aged 39 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom Buckingham (February 25, 1895 – September 7, 1934) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 48 films between 1920 and 1932. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died from surgical complications.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1895
Died
September 7, 1934 (aged 39)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 28 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 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Tom Buckingham's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
38%
Self
24%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Tom Buckingham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Buckingham'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

28 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Western von gestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Story

  • The Spirit of Culver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Secret Bride(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Destination Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Cock of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Author

  • The Painted Desert(1931)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Her Man(1930)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Story

  • Officer O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Screenplay · Story

  • What Price Beauty? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Land of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • He Forgot to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Tony Runs Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Ladies of Leisure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Forbidden Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Troubles of a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Writer

  • The Cyclone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Arizona Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Two Johns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • Golf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · Writer

  • Fresh from the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • The Reckoning Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Frank Wheeler

  • The Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Jerry

  • Every Woman's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain of His Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1918 to 1978.

Highest rated

Her Man (1930)

Midcredits 59th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 28: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting13 of 28: 9 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting15 of 28: 11 only writing, 4 with another roleCinematography2 of 28: 2 only cinematography, 0 with another role

28 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1910s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew1920s12 · crew1930s11 · crew1970s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tom Buckingham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 1 is Crowd Pleaser.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Her Man (1930)

Midcredits 59th · 55% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 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 Tom Buckingham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Buckingham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard Higgin shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers