Glendon Swarthout
Writer · Died September 23, 1992, aged 74
- April 8, 1918
- September 23, 1992 (aged 74)
- Writer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Glendon Swarthout's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
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 Glendon Swarthout's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Glendon Swarthout'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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
The Homesman(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Where the Boys Are(1984)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Shootist(1976)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Where the Boys Are(1960)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
They Came to Cordura(1959)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
7th Cavalry(1956)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1956 to 2014.
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 Glendon Swarthout's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 7 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 Glendon Swarthout's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Glendon Swarthout work with?
People who share at least 2 of Glendon Swarthout's MovieCove titles; William A. Lyon shares the most, 2.
- William A. LyonShared titles: Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), They Came to Cordura (1959)See all 2 shared titles with William A. Lyon