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Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

Producer · Died September 24, 1939, aged 72 · Laupheim - Baden-Württemberg - Germany

Carl Lammle Sr. (1867-1939)was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. Laemmle, along with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, and the Warner Brothers, was part of the group of Eastern European immigrant Jews that founded the movie industry in Hollywood, California, in the first decades of the 20th century. Laemmle produced or worked on more than 400 films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 17, 1867
Died
September 24, 1939 (aged 72)
From
Laupheim - Baden-Württemberg - Germany
Works as
Producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 171 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Carl Laemmle's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
28%
Self
21%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 4 · 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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2

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 Carl Laemmle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carl Laemmle'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

171 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Postal Inspector(1936)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • East of Java (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Presenter

  • 3 Kids and a Queen(1935)

    Presenter

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

  • Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Straight from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Presenter

  • Mystery of Edwin Drood(1935)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Kentucky Minstrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • The Human Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Romance in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • One More River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Little Man, What Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Let's Talk It Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Let’s Be Ritzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Beloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Presenter

  • Perils of Pauline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • The Invisible Man(1933)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Big Benefit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • Saturday's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • Children of Montmartre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Secret of the Blue Room(1933)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Big Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Presenter

  • I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • The Mummy(1932)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • The Old Dark House(1932)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Fourth Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Jungle Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Back Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Igloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • The Doomed Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • The Circus Show-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Law and Order(1932)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue(1932)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Racing Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • The Red Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Detective Lloyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Presenter

  • Hollywood Halfbacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Presenter

  • Frankenstein(1931)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sealed Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Presenter

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

    Presenter

  • Waterloo Bridge(1931)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Boudoir diplomatique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

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

    Presenter

  • Drácula(1931)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan diplomático (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Presenter

  • Dracula(1931)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • What Men Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Presenter

  • All Quiet on the Western Front(1930)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • King of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Presenter

  • Hide-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

  • Sid's Long Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Presenter

  • Nutty Notes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Executive Producer

  • Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • Snow Use (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • The Last Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • The Brandenburg Arch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • The Girl on the Barge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Presenter

  • The Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Presenter

  • The Man Who Laughs(1928)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • How to Handle Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Producer

  • Lonesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Presenter

  • Honeymoon Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Presenter

  • Haunted Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Presenter

  • Desert Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • The Ocean Hop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Executive Producer

  • Sky High Saunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Presenter

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Executive Producer

  • All Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Executive Producer

  • Trolley Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Executive Producer

  • The Cat and the Canary(1927)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fast and Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Down the Stretch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Taxi! Taxi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Presenter

  • The Return of the Riddle Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Presenter

  • Spangles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Producer

  • The Old Soak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Presenter

  • The Still Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Presenter

  • The Midnight Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Presenter

  • Ridin' for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Presenter

  • Mountain Molly O' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Presenter

  • The Calgary Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Producer

  • The Ace of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Presenter

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1925)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Red Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Presenter

  • The Mad Whirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Presenter

  • Love and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Western Wallop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Presenter · Producer

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

    Presenter

  • The Signal Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Presenter

  • The Fighting American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Dancing Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

  • The Breathless Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Presenter

  • The Man from Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Presenter

  • Fighting Fury(1924)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Red Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

  • White Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • His Mystery Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • Men in the Raw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

  • Where Is This West? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1923)

    Presenter · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

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

    Presenter

  • The Love Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • The Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

  • Burning Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • Double Dealing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • Trimmed in Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • The Phantom Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • Around the World in 18 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Presenter

  • The Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Presenter

  • In the Days of Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Executive Producer

  • Don't Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Presenter

  • Perils of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Producer

  • The Black Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Producer

  • The Dangerous Little Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Presenter

  • The Wise Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Presenter

  • Don't Get Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Presenter

  • Playing with Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Presenter

  • The Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Presenter

  • White Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Presenter

  • Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Producer

  • The Delicious Little Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Presenter

  • Beloved Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Producer

  • His Fatal Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Presenter

  • The Fourth Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Producer

  • Stronger Than Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Producer

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1916)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Producer

  • The Dumb Girl of Portici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Producer

  • Marianna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer

  • The Cry of the First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer

  • His Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer

  • The Source of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer

  • The Broken Coin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Editor-in-Chief

  • Their Golden Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Producer

  • Damon and Pythias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Producer

  • The Disenchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Producer

  • The Pawns of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Producer

  • Unto the Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Producer

  • Eureka! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Producer

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Producer

  • The Advent of Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Producer

  • Mr. Smith, Barber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Producer

  • Shamus O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Producer

  • The Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Better Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • Back to the Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • For Her Brother's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • Sweet Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • In Old Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Fisher-Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • A Manly Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Producer

  • The Mistake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Producer

  • The Stage Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Producer

  • The Broken Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Producer

  • Mother Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Producer

  • Justice in the Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Producer

  • Lest We Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Producer

  • His Last Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Producer

  • Hiawatha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 169 titles from 1909 to 1936.

Biggest box office

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

$8.9K worldwide

Highest rated

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 169: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing76 of 169: 73 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew94 of 169: 91 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

169 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1900s3 · crew1910s40 · 1 acting · 39 crew1920s68 · crew1930s58 · 1 acting · 57 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 Carl Laemmle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Fighting Fury (1924)

77th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

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.

Is Carl Laemmle's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Carl Laemmle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carl Laemmle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maurice Pivar shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors