Irving Reis (May 7, 1906 – July 3, 1953) was a radio program producer and director, and a film director. Born into a Jewish family, Reis began his career as a motion picture photographer. The most notable of his screen efforts was being one of the photographers for The Hollywood Revue of 1929. A 1931 notice in Variety declared that he was transitioning into a playwright. By 1933, Variety took notice of his radio play St. Louis Blues. His radio play Meridian 7-1212 first broadcast on January 24, 1935, received an 'above par' comment from Variety. Observing that he wrote and produced the play, the unnamed reviewer noted the numerous radio effects, and that compared to his two previous radio plays, this was the best. Reis created the experimental anthology radio program Columbia Workshop, and its initial broadcast took place on July 18, 1936. He departed for Hollywood in 1938 where he became a scriptwriter for Paramount Pictures. In November 1939, Reis took ten weeks off from Paramount to study film direction. In February 1940, Reis left Paramount to direct for RKO Pictures. Among his motion picture credits are The Big Street (1942), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), All My Sons, Enchantment (1948), Roseanna McCoy (1949), and The Four Poster (1952).
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 7, 1906
- July 3, 1953 (aged 47)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Irving Reis' films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 11
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
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 Irving Reis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Irving Reis' 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
30 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
The Four Poster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
New Mexico(1951)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Of Men and Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Three Husbands(1950)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Dancing in the Dark(1949)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Roseanna McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Enchantment(1948)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
All My Sons(1948)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Gambler's Choice(1944)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Big Street(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Falcon Takes Over(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Date with the Falcon(1942)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Weekend for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
The Gay Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Footlight Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
I'm Still Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
One Crowded Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Grand Jury Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
King of Chinatown(1939)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
King of Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Time Out for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Spanish Earth(1937)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsTrout Fishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all filmsThe Business of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Breaking Into Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Too Much Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
The Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1922 to 1952.
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 Irving Reis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Irving Reis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Irving Reis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lloyd Corrigan shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Frank FentonShared titles: A Date with the Falcon (1942), The Falcon Takes Over (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Fenton
- Lynn RootShared titles: A Date with the Falcon (1942), The Falcon Takes Over (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Lynn Root
- Michael ArlenShared titles: A Date with the Falcon (1942), The Falcon Takes Over (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Arlen
Actors
- Lloyd CorriganShared titles: New Mexico (1951), Dancing in the Dark (1949), Gambler's Choice (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Lloyd Corrigan
- Shepperd StrudwickShared titles: Three Husbands (1950), Enchantment (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Shepperd Strudwick
- Don BeddoeShared titles: Dancing in the Dark (1949), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Don Beddoe
- Ray CollinsShared titles: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), The Big Street (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Collins
Cinematographers and editors
- Louis SackinShared titles: New Mexico (1951), Three Husbands (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Louis Sackin
- Russell MettyShared titles: All My Sons (1948), The Big Street (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Metty
- Robert De GrasseShared titles: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), A Date with the Falcon (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Robert De Grasse
- Harry MarkerShared titles: A Date with the Falcon (1942), The Falcon Takes Over (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Marker
Producers
- Howard BenedictShared titles: A Date with the Falcon (1942), The Falcon Takes Over (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Benedict