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Donald Ogden Stewart

Donald Ogden Stewart

Writer · Died August 2, 1980, aged 85 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Donald Ogden Stewart was born on November 30, 1894 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Holiday (1938) and Life with Father (1947). He was married to Ella Winter and Beatrice Ames. He died on August 2, 1980 in London, England.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1894
Died
August 2, 1980 (aged 85)
From
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 43 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Donald Ogden Stewart's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
42%
Self
23%
Power
11%
Morality
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival
3%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 12 · Serious 9 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 0

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 11 · 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 12 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 8 · 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 11 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
15
Tense
9
Bittersweet
11
Warm
7
Melancholic
11
Other
20

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Donald Ogden Stewart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Ogden Stewart'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

43 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Love Affair(1994)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dinner at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Additional Dialogue

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Moment of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • An Affair to Remember(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Escapade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Summertime(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1952)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Edward, My Son(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cass Timberlane(1947)

    Adaptation · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Life with Father(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Without Love(1945)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Keeper of the Flame(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Manhattan(1942)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Smilin' Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • A Woman's Face(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • That Uncertain Feeling(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Kitty Foyle(1940)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Philadelphia Story(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Night of Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • The Women(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Love Affair(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Marie Antoinette(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Holiday(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)

    Additional Dialogue · Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • No More Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay · as Drunk (uncredited)

  • Reckless(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Manhattan Melodrama(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dinner at Eight(1933)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Going Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Another Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • The White Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Red Dust(1932)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Smilin' Through(1932)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    Author

  • Tarnished Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Finn and Hattie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • Laughter(1930)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Not So Dumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Van Dyke

  • Traffic Regulations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Brown of Harvard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Adaptation

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1926 to 1994.

Biggest box office

Love Affair (1994)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 40: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 40: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting32 of 40: 30 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew7 of 40: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

By decade

1920s2 · crew1930s20 · 2 acting · 19 crew1940s12 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s1 · 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 Donald Ogden Stewart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 28; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 28 titles divides audiences: 19 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Mixed2

Most loved · writer

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 64/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 27 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 Donald Ogden Stewart's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–19 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33

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 Donald Ogden Stewart work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Ogden Stewart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Cukor shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles