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Alfred Santell

Alfred Santell

Director, also producer

Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Alfred Santell's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th 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
Bonds
32%
Self
26%
Morality
23%
Power
13%
Survival
2%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · 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 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
3
Romantic
4
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6

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 Alfred Santell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfred Santell'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

57 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • That Brennan Girl(1946)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mexicana(1945)

    Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hairy Ape(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Jack London(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Blue Horizon(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Aloma of the South Seas(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Our Leading Citizen(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Arkansas Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Having Wonderful Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Cocoanut Grove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Breakfast for Two(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Internes Can't Take Money(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Winterset(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Feather in Her Hat(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • People Will Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Life of Vergie Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Right To Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Tess of the Storm Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Polly of the Circus(1932)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sob Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Daddy Long Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Writer

  • Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Sea Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Arizona Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Romance of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Twin Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • This Is Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Show Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Wheel of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Producer

  • The Patent Leather Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Producer

  • Orchids and Ermine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Just Another Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Subway Sadie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Sweet Daddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Dancer of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Bluebeard's Seven Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Classified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Parisian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Marriage Whirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Breaking the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Man Who Played Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Empty Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Fools in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • High Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Hale and Hearty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Vamping the Vamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Writer

  • A Bathtub Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • Whirlwind of Whiskers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Deadly Doughnut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Gilded Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Bluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Scenario Writer

  • Dirty Work in a Laundry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles from 1915 to 1946.

Highest rated

Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Our Leading Citizen (1939)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing54 of 57: 49 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting5 of 57: 3 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 57: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

57 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1910s7 · crew1920s24 · crew1930s20 · crew1940s6 · 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 Alfred Santell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 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 12

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

68th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Midcredits 74th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 10 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 Alfred Santell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfred Santell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susan Hayward shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers