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Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Actor · Died April 21, 1971, aged 81 · San Jose, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. Edmund Lowe's career included over 100 films in which he starred as the leading man. He is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Quirt in the 1926 movie, What Price Glory. (Lowe reprised his role from the movie in the radio program Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, broadcast on the Blue Network September 28, 1941 - January 25, 1942, and on NBC February 13, 1942 - April 3, 1942.) Making a smooth transition to talking pictures he remained popular but by the mid 1930s he was no longer a major star although he occasionally played leading man to the likes of Jean Harlow, Mae West, and Claudette Colbert. He remained a valuable supporting actor at the major studios while continuing in leads for such "Poverty Row" studios as Columbia Pictures where his skills could bolster low budget productions. He also starred in 35 episodes of the 1950s television show, Front Page Detective and appeared as the elderly lead villain in the first episode of Maverick opposite James Garner in 1957. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edmund Lowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
March 2, 1890
Died
April 21, 1971 (aged 81)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 126 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 42% in 30 days

What are Edmund Lowe's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
35%
Morality
32%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Survival
5%
Society
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 13
Shapeshifter
2 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Romantic
6
Warm
3
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Edmund Lowe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Edmund Lowe'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

126 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Big Parade of Comedy(1964)

    as Dr. Wayne Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Heller in Pink Tights(1960)

    as Manfred 'Doc' Montague

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Plunderers of Painted Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ned East

  • The Last Hurrah(1958)

    as Johnny Byrne (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Phineas King

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Wings of Eagles(1957)

    as Adm. Moffett

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as SS Henrietta Engineer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill O'Donnell

  • Front Page Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 36 episodes · as David Chase

  • Good Sam(1948)

    as H.C. Borden

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Enchanted Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steven Blaine

  • Dillinger(1945)

    as Specs Green

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mr. Gregory / Lane Talbot

  • Oh, What a Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Rand

  • The Girl in the Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as William Warner

  • Dangerous Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ralph McCormick

  • Murder in Times Square(1943)

    as Cory Williams

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Klondike Fury(1942)

    as Dr. John Mandre

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Call Out the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harry Curtis

  • Flying Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Captain Rockcliffe 'Lucky Rocky' Ames

  • Double Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Roger Baldwin

  • Men Against the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dan McLean

  • I Love You Again(1940)

    as Duke Sheldon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Danny Driscoll / John Vincent / George Atwater

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Adam Farradene

  • Wolf of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Chris Faulkner

  • Our Neighbors - The Carters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bill Hastings

  • The Witness Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mark Peters

  • Newsboys' Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Perry Warner

  • Secrets of a Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as John Dodge

  • Every Day's a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Capt. McCarey

  • Murder on Diamond Row(1937)

    as Inspector Barrabal

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Kenneth Stevens

  • Under Cover of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Christopher Cross

  • Mad Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Philip Trent

  • The Girl on the Front Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hank Gilman

  • Seven Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Harwood

  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Philo Vance

  • The Great Impersonation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sir Everard Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragostein

  • Grand Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Thomas Ignatius 'Tom' Fletcher

  • King Solomon of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as King Solomon

  • Thunder in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Capt. Karl Torok

  • Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Francis Dugan

  • Mister Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as T.N. Thompson / Mr. Dynamite

  • The Great Hotel Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Roger Blackwood

  • Under Pressure(1935)

    as Shocker Dugan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man Wins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Toby Warren

  • Gift of Gab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney

  • No More Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Three-Time

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • Bombay Mail(1934)

    as Inspector Dyke

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Let's Fall in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Kenneth Lane

  • Dinner at Eight(1933)

    as Dr. Wayne Talbot

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Her Bodyguard(1933)

    as Casey McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Love That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Brains Stanley aka Roger Winthrop

  • Hot Pepper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Harry Quirt

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as 'Gabby' Denton

  • Guilty as Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Russell Kirk

  • Chandu the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Chandu / Frank Chandler

  • Attorney for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as William J. Burton

  • The Misleading Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jack Craigen

  • The Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sergeant Mickey Dunn

  • The Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Chatrand

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

    as Monty Greer

  • Women of All Nations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sergeant Harry Quirt

  • The Stolen Jools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sergeant Quirt

  • Don't Bet on Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Roger Fallon

  • Men on Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Chuck Long

  • Part Time Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jim B. Murdock

  • Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sir John Lasher / Dakin Barrolles

  • Good Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as David Cressonn

  • Born Reckless(1930)

    as Louis Beretti

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Bad One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jerry Flanagan

  • This Thing Called Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Robert Collings

  • The Painted Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Brood

  • The Cock-Eyed World(1929)

    as Sgt. Harry Quirt

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Happy Days(1929)

    as Minstrel Show Performer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Thru Different Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Harvey Manning

  • Making the Grade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Herbert Littell Dodsworth

  • In Old Arizona(1928)

    as Sergeant Mickey Dunn

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    as Geoffrey Sherwood

  • Happiness Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Babe Stewart

  • Dressed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Mile-Away Barry

  • The Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Stanley Gordon

  • Publicity Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Pete Clark

  • Is Zat So? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Hap Hurley

  • One Increasing Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Slim Paris

  • What Price Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as 1st Sgt. Harry Quirt

  • Black Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Graham

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

    as Leonid Petroff

  • The Palace of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Ricardo Madons

  • East Lynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Archibald Carlyle

  • The Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Daniel Gilchirst

  • The Winding Stair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Paul

  • Greater Than a Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Tom Conway

  • The Kiss Barrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Richard March

  • Soul Mates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Lord Tancred

  • Marriage in Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Holden, Cyril Gordon

  • Champion of Lost Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Loring

  • East of Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as George Tevis

  • Ports of Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Kirk Rainnsford

  • The Brass Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Dan Maitland / Anisty

  • Barbara Frietchie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as William Trumbull

  • Honor Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Prince Kaloney

  • Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jack Carroll

  • In the Palace of the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Don John

  • Wife in Name Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Norman Arleigh

  • The Silent Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Capt. Decatur

  • The White Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bob Rutherford

  • A Game of Graft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Nick Carter

  • The Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Nick Carter

  • The Spirit of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Nick Carter

  • Unseen Foes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Nick Carter

  • Living Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Dixon Grant

  • Peacock Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Phil Garrison

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

    as Paul de Veaux

  • My Lady's Latchkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Nelson Smith

  • Someone in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Jim Burke

  • A Woman's Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Johnny Lister

  • Madonnas and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Gordion / Gordon Turner

  • The Woman Gives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Robert Milton

  • Eyes of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Peter Judson

  • Vive la France! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Jean Picard

  • The Spreading Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Captain Lewis Nugent

  • The Wild Olive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Charles Conquest

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1915 to 1984.

Highest rated

I Love You Again (1940)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Film career

  • 1928Screen debut· In Old Arizona
  • 1932First top-billed film· Chandu the Magician

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 126: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1910s4 · acting1920s48 · acting1930s47 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s7 · acting1960s2 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Edmund Lowe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Happy Days (1929)

76th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Love You Again (1940)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Edmund Lowe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edmund Lowe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raoul Walsh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers