Herman C. McNeile

Writer · Died August 14, 1937, aged 48 · Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK

Herman Cyril McNeile, MC, commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail.

What are Herman C. McNeile's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure6 titles41^st

Action4 titles32^nd

Crime2 titles48^th

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

48%

Bonds

39%

Power

11%

Ideas

2%

Justice11 Loyalty5 Romantic love5 Marriage2 Duty2 Greed2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 4

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

8

Tense

7

Joyful

5

Absurd

5

Warm

3

Other

4

How their films linger

Fun12 Feel-good9 Rousing3

How their films end

Happy13

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 Herman C. McNeile's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

FilmBox+2 titles, show their 2 titles on FilmBox+
IndieFlix2 titles, show their 2 titles on IndieFlix
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Herman C. McNeile'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

26 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Some Girls Do(1969)
Characters
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Deadlier Than the Male(1967)
Characters
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Calling Bulldog Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Characters
The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Novel
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Novel
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Characters · Writer
Bulldog Drummond's Bride(1939)
Novel
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police(1939)
Novel
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Arrest Bulldog Drummond(1938)
Novel
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond in Africa(1938)
Novel
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond's Peril(1938)
Novel
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge(1937)
Novel
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back(1937)
Novel
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Novel
Bulldog Drummond Escapes(1937)
Theatre Play · Writer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Debt of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Story
Cover to Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Actor
Bulldog Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Novel
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)
Novel
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Return of Bulldog Drummond(1934)
Novel
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Love on the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Novel
The Impassive Footman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Theatre Play
Bulldog Drummond(1929)
Original Story · Theatre Play
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Poppies of Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Story
Bulldog Drummond's Third Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Novel
Bulldog Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Theatre Play · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1922 to 1969.

Highest rated

Bulldog Drummond (1929)

Midcredits 53^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 26Writing25 of 26 · 40^th

By decade

1920s4 · crew1930s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew1940s3 · crew1950s1 · crew1960s2 · 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 Herman C. McNeile's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

30^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

34^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th9
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 9 are Broadly Agreed.

Crowd Pleaser3
Broadly Agreed9
Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

Midcredits 69^th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 13 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.