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Conrad A. Nervig

Editor · Died November 26, 1980, aged 91 · Grant County, South Dakota, USA

From Wikipedia Conrad Albinus Nervig (24 June 1889, Grant County, South Dakota - 26 November 1980, San Diego, California) was an American film editor with 81 film credits. He started work in 1922 at Goldwyn Pictures, and stayed with that firm after its merger to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1924. He spent essentially his entire career at MGM, retiring in 1954. Nervig was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Film Editing, for the film Eskimo (1934). He won a second Oscar (shared with Ralph E. Winters) for the film King Solomon's Mines (1950). He was also nominated for his work on A Tale of Two Cities (1935).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1889
Died
November 26, 1980 (aged 91)
From
Grant County, South Dakota, USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 72 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 29% in 30 days

What are Conrad A. Nervig's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Romance 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
38%
Morality
27%
Self
13%
Power
12%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 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 22 · Serious 10 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 23 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
15
Joyful
12
Romantic
12
Warm
11
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Conrad A. Nervig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Conrad A. Nervig'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

72 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cobweb(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Dobie Gillis(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Cry of the Hunted(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Bad and the Beautiful(1952)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Merry Widow(1952)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Kiss(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Vengeance Valley(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • King Solomon's Mines(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Doorway(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Side Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Editor

  • Border Incident(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Act of Violence(1948)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Souvenirs of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Editor

  • High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • High Barbaree(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Courage of Lassie(1946)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • No Leave, No Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Editor

  • Nothing But Trouble(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Human Comedy(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • I Married an Angel(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Grand Central Murder(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kathleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Store(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • The Golden Fleecing(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • And One Was Beautiful(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Northwest Passage(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hullabaloo(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Henry Goes Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • 6,000 Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Sergeant Madden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Honolulu(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The First Hundred Years(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Love Is a Headache(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beg, Borrow or Steal(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Live, Love and Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Maytime(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • His Brother's Wife(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Women Are Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • Absolute Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Cities(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Calm Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Murder in the Fleet(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Casino Murder Case(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Night Is Young(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Paris Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • The Women in His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Eskimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Kongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Letty Lynton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Private Lives(1931)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Son of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Buster se marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Passion Flower(1930)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Call of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Every Woman's Longing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • A Lady to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Devil-May-Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • The Idle Rich(1929)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Orchids(1929)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Masks of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Wind(1928)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Divine Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • Winners of the Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1927 to 1955.

Biggest box office

The Merry Widow (1952)

$9.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Courage of Lassie (1946)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing71 of 71: 71 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1920s8 · crew1930s34 · crew1940s19 · crew1950s10 · 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 Conrad A. Nervig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th18

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · editor

I Married an Angel (1942)

55th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Conrad A. Nervig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Conrad A. Nervig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herbert Stothart shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers