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Charles Reisner

Charles Reisner

Director, actor and writer · Died September 24, 1962, aged 75 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1887
Died
September 24, 1962 (aged 75)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director, actor and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 65 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 11% in 30 days

What are Charles Reisner's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
25%
Self
14%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Deception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · 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 14 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Howard Huntington - The Crook in The Pilgrim (1923)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Absurd
8
Warm
8
Thrilling
3
Romantic
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Charles Reisner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Reisner'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

65 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Chaplin Revue(1959)

    as Various (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Traveling Saleswoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • In This Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Cobra Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Bury Me Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • Railroaded! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Producer

  • Lost in a Harem(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Meet the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Harrigan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die(1942)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • This Time for Keeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Big Store(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Alex in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Winter Carnival(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sophie Lang Goes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Murder Goes to College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Everybody Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • It's in the Air(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Winning Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Producer

  • Student Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Hollywood Party(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Show-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • You Can't Buy Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Whistling in the Dark(1933)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Divorce In The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Christmas Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Stepping Out(1931)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • Love in the Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The March of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Caught Short(1930)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chasing Rainbows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Dialogue

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

    Songs

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929(1929)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • China Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Noisy Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Fools for Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Missing Link (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Story

  • What Every Girl Should Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Fortune Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Better 'Ole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Oh! What a Nurse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Man on the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · as Badkoff

  • Justice of the Far North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mike Burke

  • All's Swell on the Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Opposition Manager

  • A Self-Made Failure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Spike Malone

  • Fight and Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Chuck - Opposition Manager

  • Her Temporary Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Hector

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

    as Charles Reisner

  • The Pilgrim(1923)

    Assistant Director · as Crook

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Pay Day(1922)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Idle Class(1921)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sunless Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • Grief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Actor

  • The Kid(1921)

    as Bully (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Happy Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • Shoulder Arms(1918)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Life(1918)

    Assistant Director · as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • His Lying Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as The Barber

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1916 to 1959.

Biggest box office

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 65: 9 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting47 of 65: 40 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting5 of 65: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 65: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 65: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

65 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1910s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew1920s26 · 10 acting · 19 crew1930s23 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s2 · 1 acting · 1 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 Charles Reisner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Caught Short (1930)

97th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Kid (1921)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 13 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 Charles Reisner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Reisner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Hopkins shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers