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Wallace Grissell

Director and editor

Works as
Director and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Wallace Grissell's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
55%
Bonds
29%
Power
16%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
4
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Triumphant
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1

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 Wallace Grissell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wallace Grissell'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

26 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sakima and the Masked Marvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Editor

  • King of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • A Yank in Indo-China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Western Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Wild Horse Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Let's Make Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

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

    Second Unit Director

  • Motor Maniacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Who's Guilty? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Federal Operator 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Corpus Christi Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Manhunt of Mystery Island(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Vigilantes of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Haunted Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Marshal of Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Tiger Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Captain America(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Zorro's Black Whip(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Masked Marvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Secret Service In Darkest Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • The Outlaw(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Doughboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Assistant Editor

  • Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1936 to 1966.

Highest rated

Captain America (1944)

Midcredits 24th

Most popular right now

The Outlaw (1943)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 25: 17 only directing, 0 with another roleEditing6 of 25: 6 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 25: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s19 · crew1950s3 · crew1960s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Wallace Grissell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Captain America (1944)

75th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)

Midcredits 62nd · 61% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 5 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 Wallace Grissell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wallace Grissell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Basil Dickey shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers