Don Ettlinger
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Don Ettlinger's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
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 Don Ettlinger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Don Ettlinger'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
16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all showsThe Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Gulf Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Love of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Guilty Bystander(1950)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Great American Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Public Deb No. 1(1940)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Young People(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
I Was an Adventuress(1940)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Shipyard Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
My Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Sally, Irene and Mary(1938)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Lady Escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 1937 to 1952.
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 Don Ettlinger's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 5 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 Don Ettlinger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Ettlinger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Karl Tunberg shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Gregory RatoffShared titles: I Was an Adventuress (1940), Public Deb No. 1 (1940), Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Gregory Ratoff
- Allan DwanShared titles: Young People (1940), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Allan Dwan
Writers
- Karl TunbergShared titles: I Was an Adventuress (1940), Public Deb No. 1 (1940), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)See all 4 shared titles with Karl Tunberg
- Darrell WareShared titles: I Was an Adventuress (1940), Public Deb No. 1 (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Darrell Ware
Actors
- J. Edward BrombergShared titles: Guilty Bystander (1950), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)See all 2 shared titles with J. Edward Bromberg
- Shirley TempleShared titles: Young People (1940), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley Temple
Composers and cinematographers
- Arthur C. MillerShared titles: Young People (1940), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur C. Miller
- David ButtolphShared titles: I Was an Adventuress (1940), Public Deb No. 1 (1940)See all 2 shared titles with David Buttolph
- Edward CronjagerShared titles: I Was an Adventuress (1940), Young People (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Cronjager
Producers
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: Public Deb No. 1 (1940), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
