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Richard C. Kahn

Director, writer and producer · Died January 28, 1960, aged 63 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Born
January 26, 1897
Died
January 28, 1960 (aged 63)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all

What are Richard C. Kahn's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
51%
Bonds
28%
Self
8%
Power
7%
Society
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Tense
2
Dread
1
Other
1

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 Richard C. Kahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Richard C. Kahn'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

13 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Guns Don't Argue!(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Marshall of Trail City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • A Message for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Gonorrhea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Buzzy Rides the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Son of Ingagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Harlem Rides the Range(1939)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Bronze Buckaroo(1939)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Two-Gun Man from Harlem(1938)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • The Third Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Writer

  • The Secret Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1931 to 1957.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 13: 7 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 13: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 13: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

13 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1930s6 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s2 · crew

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

How do Richard C. Kahn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the atmosphere 41/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 4 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 Richard C. Kahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard C. Kahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clarence Brooks shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles