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Willis Kent

Producer and writer · Died March 11, 1966, aged 87 · Michigan, USA

Born
June 8, 1878
Died
March 11, 1966 (aged 87)
From
Michigan, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 23 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 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Willis Kent'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
57%
Bonds
24%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Deception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · 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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Willis Kent's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Willis Kent'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

23 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Bedroom Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Love Moods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Lili's Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Too Hot to Handle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer

  • Mad Youth(1939)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Wages of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Race Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Smashing the Vice Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • The Pace That Kills(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Murder in the Museum(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Woman Condemned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer · Story · Writer

  • Her Splendid Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Sucker Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Wyoming Whirlwind(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Racing Strain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer · Writer

  • A Scarlet Week-End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer · Writer

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

    Producer

  • The Hurricane Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • The Primrose Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • The Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1928 to 1953.

Highest rated

The Pace That Kills (1935)

Midcredits 2nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing8 of 23: 2 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing21 of 23: 15 only producing, 6 with another role

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s16 · crew1940s2 · crew1950s4 · crew

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

How do Willis Kent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
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

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer, producer

Mad Youth (1939)

Midcredits 10th · 20% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 3 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 Willis Kent work with?

People who share at least 2 of Willis Kent's MovieCove titles; Melville Shyer shares the most, 2.