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R.E. Dearing

Editor, also producer · Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

Robert Dearing, usually credited as R. E. Dearing (1893 - February 1968, Hillingdon), was an English film editor. Known affectionately as Pop Dearing, he worked on many comedies for Gainsborough Pictures, including many featuring Will Hay, and some of director Carol Reed's early films .

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 44 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 50% in 30 days

What are R.E. Dearing's films like?

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

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
41%
Self
19%
Power
18%
Survival
12%
Bonds
7%
Society
4%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · 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 8 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 R.E. Dearing's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for R.E. Dearing'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

44 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Mouse on the Moon(1963)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hand in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Production Manager

  • The Moonraker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Production Manager

  • The Diplomatic Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Production Manager

  • The Surgeon's Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Production Manager

  • Night and the City(1950)

    Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Production Assistant

  • Madonna of the Seven Moons(1945)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Two Thousand Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Give Us the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Man of Evil(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Time Flies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Bees in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • The Man in Grey(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Miss London Ltd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Millions Like Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • We Dive at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Back-Room Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Bombsight Stolen(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kipps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Night Train to Munich(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the News(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • For Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Shipyard Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • A Girl Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Ask a Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • The Lady Vanishes(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Convict 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Alf's Button Afloat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Bank Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Doctor Syn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • The Man Who Lived Again(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Things Are Looking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Friday the Thirteenth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Falling for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • The Happy Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • No Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1931 to 1963.

Biggest box office

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

$128K worldwide

Highest rated

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing2 of 44: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing36 of 44: 36 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew6 of 44: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s16 · crew1940s22 · crew1950s4 · crew1960s2 · 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 R.E. Dearing's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser9

Most loved · editor

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 57/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 R.E. Dearing work with?

People who share at least 2 of R.E. Dearing's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Black shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers