Waldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter. He received two Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).
Biography from TMDB.
- October 18, 1914
- March 7, 1987 (aged 72)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Writer and actor
- 18 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Waldo Salt's films like?
Across their 18 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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1
Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Waldo Salt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Waldo Salt'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
21 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Into the Night(1985)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Coming Home(1978)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Day of the Locust(1975)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Serpico(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midnight Cowboy(1969)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Flight from Ashiya(1964)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Taras Bulba(1962)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Blast of Silence(1961)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all filmsSwiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Flame and the Arrow(1950)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Rachel and the Stranger(1948)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Mr. Winkle Goes to War(1944)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Tonight We Raid Calais(1943)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Wild Man of Borneo(1941)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Philadelphia Story(1940)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Shopworn Angel(1938)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Bride Wore Red(1937)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1937 to 1985.
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 Waldo Salt's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 18 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.
Is Waldo Salt's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Waldo Salt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Waldo Salt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph L. Mankiewicz shares the most, 5.
Directors
- John SchlesingerShared titles: The Day of the Locust (1975), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 2 shared titles with John Schlesinger
Writers
- Joseph L. MankiewiczShared titles: The Wild Man of Borneo (1941), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939), The Shopworn Angel (1938), The Bride Wore Red (1937)See all 5 shared titles with Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- George OppenheimerShared titles: The Wild Man of Borneo (1941), The Bride Wore Red (1937)See all 2 shared titles with George Oppenheimer
Actors
- Jon VoightShared titles: Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022), Coming Home (1978), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Voight
- Brenda VaccaroShared titles: Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Brenda Vaccaro
- Jennifer SaltShared titles: Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Jennifer Salt
- Yul BrynnerShared titles: Flight from Ashiya (1964), Taras Bulba (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Yul Brynner
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Franz WaxmanShared titles: Taras Bulba (1962), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939), The Bride Wore Red (1937)See all 4 shared titles with Franz Waxman
- John BarryShared titles: The Day of the Locust (1975), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 2 shared titles with John Barry
- Joseph MacDonaldShared titles: Flight from Ashiya (1964), Taras Bulba (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph MacDonald
- Frank SullivanShared titles: The Wild Man of Borneo (1941), The Philadelphia Story (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Sullivan
Producers
- Jerome HellmanShared titles: Coming Home (1978), The Day of the Locust (1975), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Jerome Hellman
- Harold HechtShared titles: Flight from Ashiya (1964), Taras Bulba (1962), The Flame and the Arrow (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Harold Hecht
Mixed roles
- Adam HolenderShared titles: Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2022), Midnight Cowboy (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Holender
