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Alvin Todd

Editor · Died June 27, 1964, aged 61 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Born
January 23, 1903
Died
June 27, 1964 (aged 61)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 42 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 17% in 30 days

What are Alvin Todd's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Morality
39%
Power
19%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Self
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 17 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
20
Tense
11
Joyful
4
Absurd
4
Hopeful
4
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet2

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 Alvin Todd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alvin Todd'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

42 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Phantom Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Squadron of Doom(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lost City of the Jungle(1946)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Editor

  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • The Master Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Jungle Queen(1945)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Marshal of Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Editor

  • Mystery of the River Boat(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Arizona Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • What We Are Fighting For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • Junior G-Men of the Air(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sea Raiders(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Winners of the West(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Creeps(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Red Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Flaming Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Rocket Ship(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jungle Jim(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • The Roaring West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • The Call of the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • Clancy of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Gordon of Ghost City(1933)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Battling with Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Danger Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Heroes of the Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • The Indians Are Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • The Ace of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1929 to 1949.

Highest rated

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing33 of 33: 33 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s14 · crew1940s18 · 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 Alvin Todd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · editor

The Phantom Rider (1936)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Midcredits 75th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Alvin Todd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alvin Todd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Saul A. Goodkind shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Saul A. Goodkind16 titles · 15 as editor    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Saul A. Goodkind
  • Louis Sackin13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Louis Sackin
  • William A. Sickner12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with William A. Sickner
  • Joseph Gluck11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Joseph Gluck

Producers