Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1909 – October 18, 1998 in New York, New York) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screen writer, and television director. Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law School. After school he returned to New York City and became an assistant director of theater and playwright. Later on he then established himself as a theatrical director. In 1932, he joined up with the film industry starting as a dialogue director but soon later, after achieving the ranks, he became a prolific writer/director of such films as Sitting Bull, Twice-Told Tales, and The Last Man on Earth (the last two both starring Vincent Price). Additionally, Salkow directed episodes of many popular TV series including Lassie, The Cisco Kid, and The Addams Family. At the age of 59, Salkow retired from directing, and taught film courses at California State University-Northridge, where he became a professor emeritus and headed the film side of the Radio, Television and Film Department. He died October 18, 1998 in Valley Village, California from natural causes at the age of 89. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Salkow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 16, 1909
- October 18, 2000 (aged 91)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director and writer, also producer
- 26 on MovieCove · 77 credits in all
What are Sidney Salkow's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 20
Light 7 · Serious 11 · Dark 2
Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 1
Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3
Casual 12 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 1
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Sidney Salkow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- The Addams Family (1964) · director · free
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) · director · free
- The Last Man on Earth (1964) · director · free
- Fury (1955) · director · free
- Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957) · director · free
- Sitting Bull (1954) · director, writer · free
- The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) · writer · free
- Murder with Pictures (1936) · writer · free
- City Without Men (1943) · director · free
- Blood on the Arrow (1964) · director · free
- ScreenPix, show their 7 titles on ScreenPix
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- FilmBox+, show their title on FilmBox+
- Great American Pure Flix, show their title on Great American Pure Flix
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Salkow'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
77 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
The Murder Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre(1965)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Blood on the Arrow(1964)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Addams Family(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Last Man on Earth(1964)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Quick Gun(1964)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Twice-Told Tales(1963)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Roaring 20's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Big Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Overland Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Chicago Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Gun Duel in Durango(1957)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Iron Sheriff(1957)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Along the Mohawk Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Gun Brothers(1956)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Toughest Man Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Fury(1955)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Robbers' Roost(1955)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Las Vegas Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Sitting Bull(1954)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Lassie(1954)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Jack McCall, Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Prince of Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Pathfinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Golden Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Scarlet Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
La rivale dell'imperatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Shadow of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Admiral Was a Lady(1950)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Fugitive Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Sword of the Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Millie's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Faithful in My Fashion(1946)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Boy from Stalingrad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
City Without Men(1943)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Flight Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
The Adventures of Martin Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Tillie the Toiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Time Out for Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Girl from God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
The Lone Wolf Strikes(1940)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Cafe Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Flight at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
She Married a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The Zero Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Street of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Woman Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Fighting Thoroughbreds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Storm Over Bengal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Night Hawk(1938)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Come On, Leathernecks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Prison Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
That’s My Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Behind the Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Exclusive(1937)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Girl Overboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Four Days Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Murder with Pictures(1936)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Rhythm on the Range(1936)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Career shape
A full career of 77 titles from 1933 to 1965.
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 Sidney Salkow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 19 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 Sidney Salkow work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sidney Salkow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Kent shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Robert E. KentShared titles: Blood on the Arrow (1964), The Quick Gun (1964), Twice-Told Tales (1963), Gun Duel in Durango (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Robert E. Kent
- John O'DeaShared titles: Robbers' Roost (1955), Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953), The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)See all 3 shared titles with John O'Dea
- Jack MoffittShared titles: Exclusive (1937), Murder with Pictures (1936), Rhythm on the Range (1936)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Moffitt
- Earl FeltonShared titles: The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941), The Night Hawk (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Earl Felton
Actors
- Frank FergusonShared titles: The Great Sioux Massacre (1965), The Quick Gun (1964), Gun Duel in Durango (1957), The Iron Sheriff (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Frank Ferguson
- Walter SandeShared titles: The Quick Gun (1964), The Iron Sheriff (1957), Gun Brothers (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Walter Sande
- Iron Eyes CodyShared titles: The Great Sioux Massacre (1965), Sitting Bull (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Iron Eyes Cody
- Dale RobertsonShared titles: Blood on the Arrow (1964), Sitting Bull (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Dale Robertson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Grant WhytockShared titles: The Quick Gun (1964), Twice-Told Tales (1963), The Iron Sheriff (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Grant Whytock
- Kenneth PeachShared titles: Blood on the Arrow (1964), The Iron Sheriff (1957), Gun Brothers (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Kenneth Peach
- Paul SawtellShared titles: The Last Man on Earth (1964), Gun Duel in Durango (1957), Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Sawtell
- Richard LaSalleShared titles: Blood on the Arrow (1964), The Quick Gun (1964), Twice-Told Tales (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Richard LaSalle
Producers
- Leon FromkessShared titles: The Great Sioux Massacre (1965), Blood on the Arrow (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Leon Fromkess
- Benjamin GlazerShared titles: Exclusive (1937), Rhythm on the Range (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Glazer