Gene Fowler Jr. was an American film editor and director with a career spanning several decades. He edited notable films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968). As a director, he is known for I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), both of which have become cult classics. Fowler's work significantly influenced the science fiction and horror genres during the mid-20th century.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 27, 1917
- May 11, 1998 (aged 80)
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Editor and director, also writer and producer
- 35 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
What are Gene Fowler Jr.'s films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 28
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 14
A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2
Gentle 8 · Charged 12 · Intense 11
A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6
A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2
Casual 13 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8
Resolved 25 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
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 Gene Fowler Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).
- The Woman in the Window (1944) · editor · free
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) · editor · free
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · editor · free
- A Child Is Waiting (1963) · editor · free
- Forty Guns (1957) · editor · free
- The Glass House (1972) · editor · free
- Western Union (1941) · editor · free
- A Man Called Horse (1970) · editor · free
- San Pietro (1945) · editor · free
- Man with a Camera (1958) · director · free
- Caveman (1981) · editor · free
- Molly and Lawless John (1972) · editor · free
- +4 more
- Perry Mason (1957) · director
- The Woman in the Window (1944) · editor
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) · editor
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · editor
- A Child Is Waiting (1963) · editor
- The Glass House (1972) · editor
- The Waltons (1972) · editor
- Man with a Camera (1958) · director
- Caveman (1981) · editor
- My Outlaw Brother (1951) · writer
- The Astral Factor (1978) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Gene Fowler Jr.'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
60 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.
Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Cracking Up(1983)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Caveman(1981)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Skatetown U.S.A.(1979)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Astral Factor(1978)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Bunco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Stranger Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
A Dream for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Girls of Huntington House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Molly and Lawless John(1972)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Crooked Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Waltons(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Glass House(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Walls of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Monte Walsh(1970)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
A Man Called Horse(1970)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Hang 'Em High(1968)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
A Child Is Waiting(1963)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Assignment: Underwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Rebel Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Here Come the Jets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Man with a Camera(1958)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Gang War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Showdown at Boot Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Forty Guns(1957)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Run of the Arrow(1957)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
I Was a Teenage Werewolf(1957)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
China Gate(1957)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Naked Hills(1956)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
While the City Sleeps(1956)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Captain Scarface(1953)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Main Street to Broadway(1953)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
China Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
My Outlaw Brother(1951)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Philo Vance Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Let There Be Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Seeds of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
San Pietro(1945)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Woman in the Window(1944)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!(1943)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Sex Hygiene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Western Union(1941)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Week-End in Havana(1941)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 55 titles from 1941 to 1985.
Biggest box office
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Highest rated
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Most popular right now
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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 Gene Fowler Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 32. 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.
Is Gene Fowler Jr.'s work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Gene Fowler Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gene Fowler Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fritz Lang shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Fritz LangShared titles: While the City Sleeps (1956), The Woman in the Window (1944), Hangmen Also Die! (1943), Western Union (1941)See all 4 shared titles with Fritz Lang
- Samuel FullerShared titles: China Gate (1957), Forty Guns (1957), Run of the Arrow (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Samuel Fuller
Writers
- Nunnally JohnsonShared titles: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947), The Woman in the Window (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Nunnally Johnson
Actors
- Dean JaggerShared titles: The Glass House (1972), Forty Guns (1957), Western Union (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Dean Jagger
- Milton BerleShared titles: Cracking Up (1983), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Milton Berle
- Clu GulagerShared titles: Molly and Lawless John (1972), The Glass House (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Clu Gulager
- Mickey RooneyShared titles: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), My Outlaw Brother (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Mickey Rooney
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Marjorie FowlerShared titles: The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971), Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), The Woman in the Window (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Marjorie Fowler
- Joseph F. BirocShared titles: China Gate (1957), Forty Guns (1957), Run of the Arrow (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph F. Biroc
- Ernest GoldShared titles: A Child Is Waiting (1963), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Gold
- Ernest LaszloShared titles: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), While the City Sleeps (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Laszlo
Producers
- Arnold H. OrgoliniShared titles: Cracking Up (1983), Molly and Lawless John (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Arnold H. Orgolini
- Stanley KramerShared titles: A Child Is Waiting (1963), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Kramer
- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: Week-End in Havana (1941), Western Union (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck
