From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheridan de Raismes Gibney (born June 11, 1903; died April 12, 1988) was a writer and producer in theater and film. He attended Amherst College and received an honorary M.A. from it. He later served as an instructor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He received Academy Awards for The Story of Louis Pasteur. He began in film in 1931, but tended to see himself more as a playwright. He particularly had a fondness for Restoration comedy. That said he would be President of the Screen Writers Guild twice. As a member of the League of American Writers he suffered from the Hollywood blacklist. Jack Warner later retracted the claim Gibney was a Communist and Gibney had proposed the group criticize Soviet actions against Finland although that ultimately was unanimously voted down. In his later life Gibney did work in television.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 11, 1903
- April 12, 1988 (aged 84)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Sheridan Gibney's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic3
- 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 Sheridan Gibney's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Sheridan Gibney'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
21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Everything But the Truth(1956)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Locket(1946)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Once Upon a Honeymoon(1942)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
South of Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Disputed Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Letter of Introduction(1938)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Anthony Adverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Green Pastures(1936)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Making of a Great Motion Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The House on 56th Street(1933)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Two Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Week-End Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1932 to 1974.
Biggest box office
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Highest rated
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
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 Sheridan Gibney's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 11 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 Sheridan Gibney work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sheridan Gibney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Gene RaymondShared titles: The Locket (1946), The House on 56th Street (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Raymond
- Ricardo CortezShared titles: The Locket (1946), The House on 56th Street (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Ricardo Cortez
- Paul MuniShared titles: The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Muni
Composers and cinematographers
- Hal MohrShared titles: Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), The Green Pastures (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Mohr
- Bernhard KaunShared titles: The House on 56th Street (1933), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)See all 2 shared titles with Bernhard Kaun
Producers
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: The Green Pastures (1936), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)See all 3 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Jack L. WarnerShared titles: The Green Pastures (1936), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
