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Julien Josephson

Writer · Died April 14, 1959, aged 77 · Roseburg - Oregon - USA

Born
October 24, 1881
Died
April 14, 1959 (aged 77)
From
Roseburg - Oregon - USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 62 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 8% in 30 days

What are Julien Josephson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
25%
Self
20%
Society
15%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Romantic
3
Joyful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3

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 Julien Josephson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julien Josephson'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

62 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Happy Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • The Great Gildersleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Stanley and Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Suez(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Heidi(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wee Willie Winkie(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Chance at Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • State Fair(1933)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

  • The Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Adaptation

  • The Man Who Played God(1932)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hell Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Misbehaving Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • Kiss Me Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

  • The Millionaire(1931)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Green Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Screenplay

  • The Climax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Adaptation · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Disraeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • Do Your Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • A Ship Comes In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • The Whirlwind of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Writer

  • Forever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

  • The Eagle of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • It Must Be Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

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

    Writer

  • Lady Windermere's Fan(1925)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rose of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • His Majesty, Bunker Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • How Baxter Butted In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Adaptation

  • My Wife and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Screenplay

  • The Narrow Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • The Tenth Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • Daddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Screenplay

  • The Country Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • The Printer's Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Screenplay

  • Main Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Brass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Scenario Writer

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Hungry Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Screenplay

  • The Cowboy and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • The Old Homestead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • The Man Unconquerable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • His Back Against the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Head Over Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • Watch Your Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Screenplay

  • Dangerous Curve Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • The Jailbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay

  • Paris Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Red Hot Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Scenario Writer

  • Crooked Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • The Egg Crate Wallop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Bill Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Hay Foot, Straw Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Screenplay

  • Greased Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • String Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Fuss and Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Screenplay

  • The Midnight Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • The Biggest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Scenario Writer

  • Playing the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • The Hired Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Mountain Dew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Scenario Writer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1917 to 1943.

Highest rated

Heidi (1937)

Midcredits 83rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing60 of 61: 60 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew1 of 61: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s13 · crew1920s31 · crew1930s15 · crew1940s2 · 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 Julien Josephson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8

Most loved · writer

The Millionaire (1931)

Midcredits 86th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 8 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 Julien Josephson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julien Josephson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darryl F. Zanuck shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers