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C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Actor · Died December 20, 1948, aged 85 · London, England, UK

C. Aubrey Smith (Sir Charles Aubrey Smith, CBE) was an English born stage and screen actor, prominent in Hollywood films starting from the beginning of the sound era.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 19, 1863
Died
December 20, 1948 (aged 85)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 113 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are C. Aubrey Smith's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
36%
Morality
23%
Self
15%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 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 22 · Serious 14 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 24 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 22 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2

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 22 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 4

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 23 · Even-paced 21 · 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 26 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 18 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 14 of 28 analyzed roles.

Mentor
14 of 28
Threshold guardian
6 of 28
Ally
4 of 28
Shadow
3 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
22
Tense
18
Warm
14
Melancholic
17
Thrilling
9
Other
42

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic4
  • 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 C. Aubrey Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for C. Aubrey Smith'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

113 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Little Women(1949)

    as Mr. Laurence

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Edward Thorndike

  • An Ideal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Earl of Caversham

  • Unconquered(1947)

    as Lord Chief Justice

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • High Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Col. Hugh Bunning

  • Rendezvous with Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Archibald Clyde

  • Cluny Brown(1946)

    as Charles "Duff" Graham

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Terror by Night(1946)

    as Elderly gentleman on train station (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(1945)

    as John Mandrake

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Scotland Yard Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as James Collison

  • Forever Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Grandfather

  • Secrets of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Sir Christopher Pelt

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain(1944)

    as Oxford Chancellor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Sensations of 1945 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dan Lindsay

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as Walter Forsythe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as Lord Kelvin

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as Dean of Norwalk (segment 2)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Two Tickets to London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Admiralty Detective Fairchild

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Eustace Trimble

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)

    as The Bishop

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Free and Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as The Duke

  • Maisie Was a Lady(1941)

    as Al Walpole

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Little Bit of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Grandpa

  • A Bill of Divorcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dr. Alliot

  • Waterloo Bridge(1940)

    as The Duke

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Tomorrow(1940)

    as Allan 'Chad' Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(1940)

    as Colonel Julyan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • City of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as The Judge

  • Balalaika(1939)

    as General Karagin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Another Thin Man(1939)

    as Colonel MacFay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Eternally Yours(1939)

    as Gramps

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Under-Pup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Grandpa

  • Five Came Back(1939)

    as Henry Spengler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Sun Never Sets(1939)

    as John Randolph

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Four Feathers(1939)

    as General Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    as Cyrus Barrett Sr.

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sixty Glorious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Duke of Wellington

  • Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Duke of Argyle

  • Four Men and a Prayer(1938)

    as Loring Leigh

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Peter Calverton

  • The Hurricane(1937)

    as Father Paul

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)

    as Colonel Zapt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as (uncredited)

  • Wee Willie Winkie(1937)

    as Colonel Williams

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lloyd's of London(1936)

    as Old Q

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Allah(1936)

    as Father J. Roubier

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lord Capulet

  • The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Epilogue

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy(1936)

    as Earl of Dorincourt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lloyd

  • Hollywood Extra Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

  • The Crusades(1935)

    as The Hermit

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • China Seas(1935)

    as Sir Guy Wilmerding

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jalna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Nicholas Whiteoaks

  • The Florentine Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gerard Lytton

  • The Right to Live(1935)

    as Major Liconda

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Clive of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Prime Minister

  • The Gilded Lily(1935)

    as Lloyd Granville

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935)

    as Major Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Baron von Tokay

  • The Firebird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Inspector Miller

  • We Live Again(1934)

    as Prince Kortchagin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1934)

    as Enobarbus

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    as Reginald Neilsen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • One More River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as General Charwell

  • The Scarlet Empress(1934)

    as Prince August

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    as Duke of Wellington

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gambling Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Peter Madison

  • Queen Christina(1933)

    as Aage

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bombshell(1933)

    as Mr. Middleton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Curtain at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Detective Jim Hanley

  • Morning Glory(1933)

    as Hedges

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    as Prime Minister Von Heynitz

  • The Barbarian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Cecil Harwood

  • Secrets(1933)

    as William Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Edward Thorndyke

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sergeant Major Morris

  • They Just Had to Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Aubrey Hampton

  • No More Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jerome Cedric

  • Trouble in Paradise(1932)

    as Giron

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love Me Tonight(1932)

    as Duke d'Artelines

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • But the Flesh Is Weak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Florian Clement

  • Tarzan the Ape Man(1932)

    as James Parker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Polly of the Circus(1932)

    as James Northcott

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Count Reichendorf

  • The Phantom of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bourrelier

  • Guilty Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Reverend Hastings

  • Son of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dr. Wallace

  • The Man in Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Dabney

  • Just a Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as George Hampton

  • Never the Twain Shall Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Pritchard

  • Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as General Von Hertz

  • Contraband Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Paul Machin, JP

  • Trader Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as St. Clair (uncredited)

  • The Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Basil "Chief" Winterton

  • Passion Flower(1930)

    as Man at Ferry Boat Pier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Birds of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Arthur Hilton

  • Such Is the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as James Whittaker

  • Show People(1928)

    as Man at Movie Preview (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Rejected Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Peter Leslie

  • The Unwanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Colonel Carrington

  • The Temptation of Carlton Earle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Carlton Earle

  • Flames of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Richard Hawke KC

  • The Bohemian Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Devilshoof

  • The Shuttle of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Reverend John Stone

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

    as John Brice

  • Castles in Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as The builder

  • The Face at the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Bentinck

  • Red Pottage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Lord Newhaven

  • The Witching Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Jack Brookfield

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

    as Jaffery

  • John Glayde's Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as John Glayde

  • The Builder of Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Edward Thursfield

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1915 to 1949.

Biggest box office

Little Women (1949)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Rebecca (1940)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 113: 113 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1910s5 · acting1920s10 · acting1930s70 · acting1940s28 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 31 roles
323742

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do C. Aubrey Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 49 titles divides audiences: 35 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Rebecca (1940)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 C. Aubrey Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–28 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 C. Aubrey Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of C. Aubrey Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles