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Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Actor · Died October 23, 1957, aged 86 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Frederick Burton was born on 20 October 1871 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Blade (1923), The Big Trail (1930) and Arizona (1918). He was married to Lora Osgood and Jessie Perine Lawrie. He died on 23 October 1957 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Born
October 20, 1871
Died
October 23, 1957 (aged 86)
From
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on Motif · 87 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 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Frederick Burton's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif 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
29%
Morality
27%
Self
19%
Survival
14%
Power
10%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · 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 8 · 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 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Romantic
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

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 Frederick Burton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 31 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frederick Burton's titles on Motif; 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

87 credits, 31 with a Motif page.

  • Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)

    as Dr. Bowen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Silver Queen(1942)

    as Dr. Hartley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Junior G-Men of the Air(1942)

    as Col. Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Man with Two Lives(1942)

    as Hobart Bennett

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Babes on Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mr. Morris

  • Washington Melodrama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dean Lawford

  • Go West(1940)

    as Johnson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Third Finger, Left Hand(1940)

    as Mr. Thompson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Brigham Young(1940)

    as Mr. Webb

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Before I Hang(1940)

    as Governor Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of Chicago (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • The Man from Dakota (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Campbellite Religious Leader

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bishop Bannon

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Senator Dearhorn (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Cavalcade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Thomas

  • The Old Maid(1939)

    as Mr. Halsey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Inside Information (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Police Commissioner Fenton

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy(1939)

    as U.S. District Court Judge

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Silver on the Sage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tom Hamilton

  • Kentucky(1938)

    as Presiding Officer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Flight to Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as General Darrow

  • The Saint in New York(1938)

    as William Valcross

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Air Devils (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Conspirator

  • Jezebel(1938)

    as First Director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Duke Comes Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Arnold Corbin

  • The Man in Blue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Parke Lewis

  • Love Is News(1937)

    as J.D. Jones

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Accusing Finger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as The Governor

  • Theodora Goes Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Governor Wyatt

  • Mummy's Boys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Professor Edwards

  • Fury(1936)

    as Daniel Hopkins (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Old Man(1936)

    as Aylesworth

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wife vs. Secretary(1936)

    as Ned Trent (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as The Warden

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as James B. Strong

  • Shipmates Forever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Admiral Graves (uncredited)

  • McFadden´s Flats (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jefferson

  • Transient Lady(1935)

    as Major Marshall

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flirtation Walk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Landacre

  • One Night of Love(1934)

    as Howard - Impresario

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Smarty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Sadie McKee(1934)

    as Uncle Snowden (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love Birds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Barbwire

  • Bedside (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hospital Superintendent

  • Counsellor at Law(1933)

    as Crayfield

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • King for a Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Governor

  • Golden Harvest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judge Goodhue

  • The Working Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judge Larson

  • Broadway Bad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Robert North Sr.

  • Whistling in the Dark(1933)

    as Mr. Van Buren (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • No Other Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Anderson

  • Lawyer Man(1932)

    as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Judge Hardy

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    as Southern Prison Official (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • One Way Passage(1932)

    as The Doctor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The All-American (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Neuchard

  • The Night of June 13 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Okay, America! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as The President (uncredited)

  • Two Seconds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Judge

  • State's Attorney(1932)

    as Second Trial Judge

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Wet Parade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Major Randolph

  • Fireman, Save My Child (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Platt

  • The Woman from Monte Carlo(1932)

    as President of Courtmartial

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Consent(1932)

    as Asst. Dist. Atty. Gifford

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Secret Service (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gen. Randolph

  • Freighters of Destiny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as John Macey

  • An American Tragedy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Samuel Griffiths

  • Sweepstakes(1931)

    as Pop Blake

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Big Trail(1930)

    as Pa Bascom

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Running Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as D.W. Harvey

  • The Rejected Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Leyton Carter

  • Broadway Broke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Augustin Daly

  • The Fighting Blade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Oliver Cromwell

  • Back Home and Broke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Otis Grimley

  • Anna Ascends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Mr. Fisk

  • If Women Only Knew (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Dr. John Strong

  • The Education of Elizabeth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Middleton

  • Heliotrope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Heliotrope Harry Hasdock (as Fred Burton)

  • Yes or No (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Donald Vane

  • The Fear Market (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Jim Carson

  • Anne of Green Gables (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Matthew Cuthbert

  • The Teeth of the Tiger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Doctor Varney

  • The Career of Katherine Bush (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Duke Mordryn

  • Getting Mary Married (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Amos Bussard

  • Cheating Cheaters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as George Brockton

  • Arizona (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Col. Benham

  • Ruggles of Red Gap (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cousin Egbert Floud

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1918 to 1946.

Biggest box office

One Way Passage (1932)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

One Way Passage (1932)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Sweepstakes (1931)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1910s7 · acting1920s11 · acting1930s56 · acting1940s12 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3035

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Frederick Burton's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Everybody's Old Man (1936)

90th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Frederick Burton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frederick Burton's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harvey F. Thew shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers