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Allen Rivkin

Writer · Died February 17, 1990, aged 86 · Hayward, Wisconsin, USA

Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter. Rivkin was a advertising copy writer, who went to Hollywood and joined the RKO Pictures publicity department. He formed a film writing team with P. J. Wolfson, who got a writer’s contract on the strength of "Bodies Are Dust". They started at Universal Pictures the same day. Through a luncheon conversation that day decided to collaborate on a story. In less than two years the pair wrote ten screen plays. They later wrote for the B. P. Schulberg company at Paramount Pictures. He was one of the co-founders of the Screenwriters Guild, later the Writers Guild of America. He wrote several of his scripts with his wife, Laura Kerr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Born
November 20, 1903
Died
February 17, 1990 (aged 86)
From
Hayward, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
22 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 33% in 30 days

What are Allen Rivkin's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
34%
Bonds
31%
Self
22%
Survival
5%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

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 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Romantic
10
Joyful
7
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Allen Rivkin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Allen Rivkin'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, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • The Big Operator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Girls on the Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Live Fast, Die Young(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Denver(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Eternal Sea(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Timberjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Prisoner of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

  • Battle Circus(1953)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology(1951)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Grounds for Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Gambling House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Tension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • My Dream Is Yours(1949)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Accused(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Reckoning(1946)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Thrill of Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • Till the End of Time(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • This Man's Navy(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sunday Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • Kid Glove Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Highway West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Singapore Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Bad Men of Missouri(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dancing on a Dime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • It Could Happen to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Straight, Place and Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • The Baroness and the Butler(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Love Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Is News(1937)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Half Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Our Little Girl(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cheating Cheaters(1934)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dancing Lady(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Headline Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Picture Snatcher(1933)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • Madison Square Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • 70,000 Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Additional Dialogue

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

    Screenplay

  • Is My Face Red?(1932)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Night World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story

  • Are These Our Children? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Minor Role

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1931 to 1976.

Biggest box office

Dead Reckoning (1946)

$84 worldwide

Highest rated

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 51: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting46 of 51: 45 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing2 of 51: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 51: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s23 · 1 acting · 22 crew1940s14 · crew1950s13 · crew1970s1 · 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 Allen Rivkin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Cheating Cheaters (1934)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Farmer's Daughter (1947)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 19 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 Allen Rivkin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allen Rivkin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laura Kerr shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers