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Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Actor · Died May 19, 1942, aged 59 · Topeka, Kansas, USA

Hale Hamilton was born on 28 February 1883 in Fort Madison, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for His Children's Children (1923), The Girl from Missouri (1934) and The Great Lover (1931). He was married to Grace La Rue, Myrtle Tannehill and Minnie Dorothy Pepper (aka Jane Oaker). He died on 19 May 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 27, 1883
Died
May 19, 1942 (aged 59)
From
Topeka, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 74 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 30% in 30 days

What are Hale Hamilton's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
35%
Bonds
27%
Self
16%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · 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 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Hale Hamilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hale Hamilton'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

74 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Edison, the Man(1940)

    as Broker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo(1938)

    as Maffeo Polo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • 3 Kids and a Queen(1935)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Live My Life(1935)

    as Uncle Carl

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Calm Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. M.B. Kent

  • The Nitwits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Winfield Lake

  • Let 'em Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Senator Reilly

  • Hold 'Em Yale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Wilmot

  • After Office Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henry King Patterson

  • The Woman in Red(1935)

    as Wyatt Furness

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Grand Old Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Killaine

  • The Marines Are Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Colonel Gilroy

  • Big Hearted Herbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mr. Havens

  • The Girl from Missouri(1934)

    as Charlie Turner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • When Strangers Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Captain Manning

  • Dr. Monica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dr. Brent

  • Good Time Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hale

  • City Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Herbert Ransome

  • The Quitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Maj. Stephen Winthrop

  • Twin Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Colonel Gordon Lewis

  • Sitting Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Vinton (uncredited)

  • Curtain at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as J.K. Manning

  • The Wolf Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Norman Bryan

  • One Man's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. Tillinghast

  • Strange People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as J.E.Burton - the Attorney

  • Black Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Harlan Bledsoe

  • Parole Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tony

  • Reform Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Santor Putnam

  • Employees' Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Commodore Franklin Monroe

  • The Billion Dollar Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Jackson

  • Manhattan Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as David Witman

  • Call Her Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Cyrus Randall (Uncredited)

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    as Rev. Allen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Match(1932)

    as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Successful Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as John Belde

  • The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

    as Bill Woodman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Those We Love(1932)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dr. Cramm

  • Two Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Gordon Mitchell

  • Love Affair(1932)

    as Bruce Hardy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Fool's Advice(1932)

    as George Diamond

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Champ(1931)

    as Tony Carleton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Cuban Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as John

  • Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)(1931)

    as Mike Kelly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Charles Harper

  • Murder at Midnight(1931)

    as Phillip Montrose

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Lyman Patterson

  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Stapleton

  • Never the Twain Shall Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mellenger

  • Strangers May Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Andrew

  • A Tailor-Made Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Stanlaw

  • The Drums of Jeopardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Martin Kent

  • Dance, Fools, Dance(1931)

    as Selby

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Beau Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Major LeBaudy

  • Paid(1930)

    as District Attorney Demarest

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Love Your Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • Common Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Judge Samuel Filson

  • Good Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Franklin Graham

  • The Telephone Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mark

  • Summer Bachelors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Beverly Greenway

  • The Great Gatsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Tom Buchanan

  • Tin Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Dr. McCoy

  • The Greater Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Leon Krum

  • The Manicure Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as James Morgan

  • His Children's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Rufus Kayne

  • The Purple Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Theatre Play

  • In His Brother's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story · as Nelson Drake / J. Barrington Drake

  • Full of Pep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jimmy Baxter

  • After His Own Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Thomas Wentworth Duncan

  • Johnny-on-the-Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Johnny Rutledge

  • The Return of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Theatre Play

  • Opportunity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Anthony Fry

  • The Winning of Beatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Robert Howard

  • Her Painted Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as A Matinee Idol

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles from 1915 to 1940.

Biggest box office

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

$11 worldwide

Highest rated

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 74: 70 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting4 of 74: 3 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s8 · 7 acting · 2 crew1920s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew1930s57 · 56 acting · 1 crew1940s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Hale Hamilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

I Live My Life (1935)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Hale Hamilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hale Hamilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Wood shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles