Albert Maltz
Writer · Died April 26, 1985, aged 76 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Albert Maltz (/mɔːlts/; October 28, 1908 – April 26, 1985) was an American playwright, fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the Hollywood Ten who were jailed in 1950 for their 1947 refusal to testify before the US Congress about their involvement with the Communist Party USA. They and many other US entertainment industry figures were subsequently blacklisted, which denied Maltz employment in the industry for many years.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 28, 1908
- April 26, 1985 (aged 76)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Albert Maltz's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- 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 Albert Maltz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Albert Maltz'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
24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Beguiled(2017)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Pissawas Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Hangup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Scalawag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Beguiled(1971)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Last Challenge(1967)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Bebo's Girl(1964)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Coin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Short Cut to Hell(1957)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Hotelboy Ed Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Robe(1953)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Broken Arrow(1950)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Naked City(1948)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Red House(1947)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Cloak and Dagger(1946)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The House I Live In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Pride of the Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Mildred Pierce(1945)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Destination Tokyo(1943)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsSeeds of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
This Gun for Hire(1942)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Afraid to Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1932 to 2017.
Biggest box office
The Robe (1953)
Highest rated
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Most popular right now
The Beguiled (2017)
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 Albert Maltz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 58/100 in their films, across 12 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.
Is Albert Maltz's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Albert Maltz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Albert Maltz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Delmer Daves shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Delmer DavesShared titles: Broken Arrow (1950), The Red House (1947), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Delmer Daves
- Don SiegelShared titles: The Beguiled (1971), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Don Siegel
Writers
- Irene KampShared titles: The Beguiled (2017), The Beguiled (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Irene Kamp
- Thomas CullinanShared titles: The Beguiled (2017), The Beguiled (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Cullinan
- Graham GreeneShared titles: Short Cut to Hell (1957), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Greene
- W.R. BurnettShared titles: Short Cut to Hell (1957), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 2 shared titles with W.R. Burnett
Actors
- Clint EastwoodShared titles: The Beguiled (1971), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Clint Eastwood
- Marc LawrenceShared titles: Cloak and Dagger (1946), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Lawrence
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bert GlennonShared titles: The Red House (1947), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Bert Glennon
- Christian NybyShared titles: Cloak and Dagger (1946), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Nyby
- Max SteinerShared titles: Cloak and Dagger (1946), Mildred Pierce (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Max Steiner
Producers
- Julian BlausteinShared titles: The Beguiled (1971), Broken Arrow (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Julian Blaustein
- Jack L. WarnerShared titles: Mildred Pierce (1945), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
- Jerry WaldShared titles: Mildred Pierce (1945), Destination Tokyo (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Wald
