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E. Lloyd Sheldon

Writer and producer · Died January 24, 1957, aged 70

Born
May 27, 1886
Died
January 24, 1957 (aged 70)
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 71 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 37% in 30 days

What are E. Lloyd Sheldon's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
51%
Self
24%
Morality
12%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Society
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · 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 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
6
Tense
4
Joyful
3
Thrilling
2
Triumphant
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 E. Lloyd Sheldon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for E. Lloyd Sheldon'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

71 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beyond the Blue Horizon(1942)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • International Lady(1941)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Princess(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 13 Hours by Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • The Milky Way(1936)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hands Across the Table(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Last Outpost(1935)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Glass Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Murder at the Vanities(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Double Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Death Takes a Holiday(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Search for Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Cradle Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • White Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Murders in the Zoo(1933)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • King of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • The Woman Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • City Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Her Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Associate Producer

  • Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • The Wild Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Adaptation · Associate Producer · Writer

  • Sins of the Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • The Woman from Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • Loves of an Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Rough Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • Barbed Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • Wings(1927)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • Children of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor · Producer

  • Arizona Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Producer

  • It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • Hotel Imperial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • Kid Boots(1926)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • You'd Be Surprised(1926)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Aloma of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Editor

  • Flaming Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • The Half-Way Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Law of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • The Glimpses of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Tess of the Storm Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Scenario Writer

  • Dawn of the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Primal Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Co-Writer

  • The Magic Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • The Plaything of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Challenge of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • Bride 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • If I Were King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The White Moll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • Girl of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Scenario Writer

  • Heart Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • The Key to Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay

  • Wolves of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Screenplay · Story

  • A Fallen Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Screenplay

  • False Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • Marriage for Convenience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • For Freedom(1918)

    Scenario Writer

  • Marriages Are Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • When a Woman Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Scenario Writer

  • Out of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Theatre Play

  • All Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Moral Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • The Forbidden Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • The Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Story

  • A Branded Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Story

  • The Web of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Story

  • Conscience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Each Pearl a Tear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Story

  • The Weakness of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1916 to 1942.

Biggest box office

Hands Across the Table (1935)

$310 worldwide

Highest rated

Hands Across the Table (1935)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

For Freedom (1918)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing41 of 71: 40 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing21 of 71: 19 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stEditing11 of 71: 10 only editing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s17 · crew1920s35 · crew1930s17 · crew1940s2 · 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 E. Lloyd Sheldon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of the 12 of 13 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

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

Most loved · editor

Wings (1927)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 8 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 E. Lloyd Sheldon work with?

People who share at least 2 of E. Lloyd Sheldon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Partos shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers