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Harry Rapf

Harry Rapf

Producer · Died February 6, 1949, aged 68 · New York City, New York, USA

Harry Rapf (16 October 1880 – 6 February 1949) was an American film producer. Rapf began his career in 1917, and during a 20-year career became a well-known producer of films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He created the comedic duo Dane & Arthur featuring Karl Dane and George K. Arthur in the late 1920s. Rapf was one of the founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1880
Died
February 6, 1949 (aged 68)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 55 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Harry Rapf's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
43%
Self
15%
Morality
15%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Survival
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 7 · 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 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · 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 16 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
5
Joyful
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Harry Rapf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Rapf'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

55 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Scene of the Crime(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Gallant Bess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • Lassie Come Home(1943)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Swing Fever(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Youngest Profession(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Joe Smith, American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Executive Producer

  • The Ice Follies of 1939(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Everybody Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • They Gave Him a Gun(1937)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Old Soak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Tough Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • Piccadilly Jim(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Whipsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Trained Hoofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Donkey Baseball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The Night Is Young(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Wicked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Hollywood Party(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Tugboat Annie(1933)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Scenario Writer

  • Turn Back the Clock(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • New Morals for Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • The Passionate Plumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Emma(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Freaks(1932)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Possessed(1931)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Champ(1931)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Min and Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

  • Manhattan Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929(1929)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Broadway Melody(1929)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Dance Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Executive Producer

  • Greed(1924)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lucretia Lombard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

  • Where the North Begins(1923)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Brass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Producer

  • Rags to Riches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Producer

  • Your Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Producer

  • School Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Supervising Producer

  • Why Girls Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Producer

  • The Palace of Darkened Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Production Manager

  • Blind Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Production Manager

  • The Sins of the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Producer

  • The Accidental Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1918 to 1949.

Biggest box office

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Freaks (1932)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 48: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing44 of 48: 44 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 48: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s2 · crew1920s15 · crew1930s27 · crew1940s4 · 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 Harry Rapf's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 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 19

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

84th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Freaks (1932)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

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 Harry Rapf work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Rapf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irving Thalberg shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles