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Robert Presnell Sr.

Robert Presnell Sr.

Writer and producer · Died February 12, 1969, aged 74

Born
April 29, 1894
Died
February 12, 1969 (aged 74)
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 40 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 9% in 30 days

What are Robert Presnell Sr.'s films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
40%
Bonds
19%
Survival
14%
Self
9%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

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 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Joyful
6
Romantic
6
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
7
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6

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 Presnell Sr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Presnell Sr.'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

40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Second Chance(1953)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Sofia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • For You I Die(1947)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay

  • The Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay

  • Cuban Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • The Stilwell Road(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Big Bonanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Attack! Battle of New Britain(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Money and the Woman(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thou Shalt Not Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • The Real Glory(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Disbarred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Night Key(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Four Days Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Postal Inspector(1936)

    Associate Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • My Man Godfrey(1936)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mary Jane's Pa(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Gambling Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • Mandalay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Hi, Nellie(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Female(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Kennel Murder Case(1933)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wild Boys of the Road(1933)

    Additional Writing · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bureau of Missing Persons(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Terror Aboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • The Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Employees' Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Adaptation

  • The Lost Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Dialogue

  • Left Over Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Adaptation · Producer

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

    Writer

  • The Big Pond(1930)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Young Man of Manhattan(1930)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1930 to 1957.

Biggest box office

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing29 of 39: 26 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing13 of 39: 9 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 39: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

39 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1930s25 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s3 · 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 Presnell Sr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

The Stilwell Road (1945)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 17 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.

Who does Robert Presnell Sr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Presnell Sr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernhard Kaun shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles