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Richard H. Landau

Writer, also producer · Died September 18, 1993, aged 79 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
February 21, 1914
Died
September 18, 1993 (aged 79)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 56 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 24% in 30 days

What are Richard H. Landau's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
38%
Power
20%
Survival
13%
Bonds
12%
Self
8%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Betrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · 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 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
10
Melancholic
10
Romantic
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous5

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 H. Landau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard H. Landau'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

56 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Christmas Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Story

  • Beyond Westworld(1980)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Black Hole(1979)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Run, Joe, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show Creator

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • San Francisco International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Dan August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show Creator

  • Four Rode Out(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 104 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Fort Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Assignment: Underwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Up Periscope(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Born Reckless(1958)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein 1970(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Violent Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Hell Bound(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in Black Stockings(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Pharaoh's Curse(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Voodoo Island(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hot Cars(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Man Is Armed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Women Without Men(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Original Story

  • The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Mask of Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Sins of Jezebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Spaceways(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Great Jesse James Raid(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Let's Ask Nostradamus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Bad Blonde(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Nostradamus Says So! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Stolen Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • FBI Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Roadblock(1951)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lost Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Johnny One-Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Wild Weed(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Christmas Eve(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Whistler(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Little Iodine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • A Gun in His Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Original Story

  • Back to Bataan(1945)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dark Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Who's Superstitious? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1943 to 1986.

Biggest box office

The Black Hole (1979)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Beyond Westworld (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing51 of 54: 50 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing2 of 54: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 54: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s8 · crew1950s28 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s1 · 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 Richard H. Landau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Wild Weed (1949)

65th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 20 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 Richard H. Landau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard H. Landau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard W. Koch shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers