R.G. Springsteen
Director · Died December 9, 1989, aged 85 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
Robert G. Springsteen (September 8, 1904 – December 9, 1989) was an American director of Hollywood B movies and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen. Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during the 1920s. He was hired by Fox Studios as a wardrobe assistant. In 1936 he moved to directing and worked as a Second unit, or assistant, director on numerous low budget B movies. During this time film credits often listed him by the nickname of Bud Springsteen. By 1945 Springsteen became a lead director and established himself as a filmmaker with his first B Western, Marshal of Laredo. From 1945 through 1968, Springsteen was a prolific director of Hollywood B Westerns and television episodes initially with Republic Pictures and later with A.C. Lyles's series of Westerns for Paramount Pictures. His last directing job came in 1968 with an episode of the television series Gentle Ben.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 8, 1904
- December 9, 1989 (aged 85)
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Director
- 27 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
What are R.G. Springsteen's films like?
Across their 19 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 1 · Earnest 18
Light 7 · Serious 10 · Dark 2
Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 2
Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 15 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
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 R.G. Springsteen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for R.G. Springsteen'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
98 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.
Tiger by the Tail(1970)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Gentle Ben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Hostile Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Red Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Waco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Johnny Reno(1966)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Apache Uprising(1965)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Black Spurs(1965)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Taggart(1964)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Bullet for a Badman(1964)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
He Rides Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Showdown(1963)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Operation Eichmann(1961)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Wichita Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Battle Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Revolt in the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter(1958)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Trackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Wagon Train(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Affair in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Whirlybirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Hardy Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
When Gangland Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Come Next Spring(1956)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Secret Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Cross Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Double Jeopardy(1955)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Track the Man Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
I Cover the Underworld(1955)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Lassie(1954)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Geraldine(1953)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Perilous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Toughest Man in Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Tropical Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Gobs and Gals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Fabulous Senorita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Oklahoma Annie(1952)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Street Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Honeychile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Frisco Tornado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Covered Wagon Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Hills of Oklahoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Arizona Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Harbor of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Belle of Old Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Singing Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Navajo Trail Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Flame of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
The Red Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Hellfire(1949)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Death Valley Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Sheriff of Wichita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Renegades of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Sundown in Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Son of God’s Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Out of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Secret Service Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Heart of Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Main Street Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Under Colorado Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Along the Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Marshal of Cripple Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Oregon Trail Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Vigilantes of Boomtown(1947)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stagecoach to Denver(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Santa Fe Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Conquest of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Man from Rainbow Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Sun Valley Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Home on the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Sheriff of Redwood Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
California Gold Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Wagon Wheels Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Colorado Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Marshal of Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Lady and the Monster(1944)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Pinto Rustlers(1936)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Caryl of the Mountains(1936)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fast Bullets(1936)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Murder on the Road(1936)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 98 titles from 1936 to 1970.
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 R.G. Springsteen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 27 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 17 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 R.G. Springsteen work with?
People who share at least 2 of R.G. Springsteen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Martinelli shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Steve FisherShared titles: Johnny Reno (1966), Black Spurs (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Fisher
- Earle SnellShared titles: Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947), Stagecoach to Denver (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Earle Snell
- Fred HarmanShared titles: Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947), Stagecoach to Denver (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Harman
Actors
- Skip HomeierShared titles: Tiger by the Tail (1970), Bullet for a Badman (1964), Showdown (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Skip Homeier
- Lon Chaney Jr.Shared titles: Johnny Reno (1966), Apache Uprising (1965), Black Spurs (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Lon Chaney Jr.
- Richard ArlenShared titles: Johnny Reno (1966), Apache Uprising (1965), Black Spurs (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Arlen
- Roy BarcroftShared titles: Oklahoma Annie (1952), Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947), Stagecoach to Denver (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Barcroft
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Tony MartinelliShared titles: Taggart (1964), Come Next Spring (1956), I Cover the Underworld (1955), Geraldine (1953), Hellfire (1949)See all 5 shared titles with Tony Martinelli
- R. Dale ButtsShared titles: Double Jeopardy (1955), I Cover the Underworld (1955), Geraldine (1953), Hellfire (1949)See all 4 shared titles with R. Dale Butts
- Jimmie HaskellShared titles: Johnny Reno (1966), Apache Uprising (1965), Black Spurs (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Jimmie Haskell
- Jack A. MartaShared titles: Come Next Spring (1956), Oklahoma Annie (1952), Hellfire (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Jack A. Marta
Producers
- Sidney PickerShared titles: Geraldine (1953), Oklahoma Annie (1952), Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947), Stagecoach to Denver (1946)See all 4 shared titles with Sidney Picker
- A.C. LylesShared titles: Johnny Reno (1966), Apache Uprising (1965), Black Spurs (1965)See all 3 shared titles with A.C. Lyles
- Gordon KayShared titles: Bullet for a Badman (1964), Taggart (1964), Showdown (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Gordon Kay
- Earle LyonShared titles: Tiger by the Tail (1970), Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Earle Lyon
