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Leslie Goodwins

Leslie Goodwins

Director and writer · Died January 8, 1969, aged 69 · London, England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leslie Goodwins (17 September 1899 – 8 January 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967. His 1936 film Dummy Ache was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). He was born in London, England and he died in Hollywood, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 17, 1899
Died
January 8, 1969 (aged 69)
From
London, England
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 129 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 40% in 30 days

What are Leslie Goodwins' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Bonds
24%
Self
22%
Society
16%
Survival
2%
Ideas
1%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · 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 11 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
6
Joyful
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Cyclical1

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 Leslie Goodwins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Goodwins' 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

129 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tammy and the Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • It's About Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • F Troop(1965)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Gilligan's Island(1964)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Valentine's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • My Favorite Martian(1963)

    Show 19 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sea Divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

  • The Man Called X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Go-Getter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Paris Follies of 1956 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Science Fiction Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Fireman Save My Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • I Led 3 Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Your Favorite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • I Led Three Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • My Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Gold Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • China Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lord Epping Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Life of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Green Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Bachelor Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Lone Wolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Vacation in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Producer

  • Genius at Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Riverboat Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • An Angel Comes To Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Radio Stars on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • I'll Tell the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • What a Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Mummy's Curse(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hi, Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Murder in the Blue Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Goin' to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Singing Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Casanova in Burlesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Rookies in Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Adventures of a Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Gals, Incorporated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Ladies' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Gem-Jams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • Silver Skates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant(1942)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Framing Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Mexican Spitfire at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Parachute Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • They Met in Argentina(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Let's Make Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Men Against the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Pop Always Pays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Millionaire Playboy(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sued for Libel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Day the Bookies Wept(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Way Down South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Girl from Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Almost a Gentleman(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tarnished Angel(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Fugitives for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Stage Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Crime Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • The Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Story

  • Twenty Girls and a Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • His Pest Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Story

  • Ears of Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Young Dynamite(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Harris in the Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Edgar & Goliath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Should Wives Work? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Story

  • Tramp Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Writer

  • Headline Crasher(1937)

    Director

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

  • Mississippi Moods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Anything for a Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Dumb's the Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Bad Housekeeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Devil Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Deep South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Grandma's Buoys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • With Love and Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • One Live Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Story

  • Vocalizing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Camp Meetin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Writer

  • Who's Looney Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Dummy Ache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Swing It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Mary of Scotland(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Rainmakers(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hunger Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • Brick-a-Brac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • A Blasted Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • Woman Haters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bald Man in Bar (uncredited)

  • Tired Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Sock and Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Pipe Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Springtime Saps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Better Behave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Cockeyed Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Deaf, Dumb and Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Here Comes a Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director · Writer

  • Holding His Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Once Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Idle Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Seein' Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • She Said No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Eyes Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Thick and Thin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • A Musical Mixup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Why Babies Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Zeb Speffer

Career shape

A full career of 128 titles from 1926 to 1967.

Highest rated

Gilligan's Island (1964)

Midcredits 68th

Film career

  • 1934Screen debut· Woman Haters

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 128: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting119 of 128: 109 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting15 of 128: 6 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing1 of 128: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

128 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1920s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew1930s40 · 2 acting · 38 crew1940s38 · crew1950s24 · crew1960s9 · 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 Leslie Goodwins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Millionaire Playboy (1940)

51st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Maverick (1957)

Midcredits 86th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Leslie Goodwins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Goodwins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Desmond Marquette shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers