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Robert L. Lippert

Robert L. Lippert

Producer, also director · Died November 16, 1976, aged 67 · Alameda, California, USA

Robert Lenard Lippert (March 31, 1909 – November 16, 1976) was an American film producer and cinema chain owner, also known as King of the Bs. President and COO of Lippert Theatres, Affiliated Theatres, and Transcontinental Theatres–all based in San Francisco–at his height, Lippert owned a chain of 139 movie theaters. He helped finance more than 300 films, including the directorial debuts of Samuel Fuller, James Clavell, and Burt Kennedy.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1909
Died
November 16, 1976 (aged 67)
From
Alameda, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 47 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 35% in 30 days

What are Robert L. Lippert's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
50%
Self
18%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Bonds
8%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
9
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Robert L. Lippert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert L. Lippert'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

47 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Shot You Hear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Executive Producer

  • That Tennessee Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • The Murder Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Spaceflight IC-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Curse of the Fly(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Earth Dies Screaming(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Night Train to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Horror of It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Man on Earth(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Witchcraft(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Executive Producer

  • The Cabinet of Caligari(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Desire in the Dust(1960)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Fly(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Thundering Jets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Executive Producer

  • The Silver Star(1955)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Executive Producer

  • Heat Wave(1954)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 36 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Presenter

  • Spaceways(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Executive Producer

  • Hellgate(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Kentucky Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Executive Producer

  • The Steel Helmet(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Three Desperate Men(1951)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Unknown World(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • I Shot Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Hi-Jacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Presenter

  • Motor Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Marshal of Heldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Everybody's Dancin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • The Baron of Arizona(1950)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Radar Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Hollywood Varieties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Executive Producer

  • Red Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • Apache Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • Sky Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • Ringside(1949)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Grand Canyon(1949)

    Producer · as Producer Looking at Daily Rushes (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rimfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Executive Producer

  • I Shot Jesse James(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Deputy Marshal(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Wild Horses(1948)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Shoot to Kill(1947)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rolling Home(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1947 to 1969.

Biggest box office

The Fly (1958)

$1.5K worldwide

Highest rated

The Fly (1958)

Midcredits 82nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 41: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing36 of 41: 34 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew5 of 41: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1950s20 · crew1960s12 · 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 Robert L. Lippert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 23 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, producer

Grand Canyon (1949)

56th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 18 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.

Is Robert L. Lippert'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 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33

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

Who does Robert L. Lippert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert L. Lippert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Margia Dean shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers