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Glenn Tryon

Glenn Tryon

Actor, director, producer and writer · Died April 18, 1970, aged 71 · Julietta, Idaho, USA

From Wikipedia Glenn Tryon (August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in 67 films between 1923 and 1951. He was born in Julietta, Idaho and was married to actress Jane Frazee from 1942 to 1947. They had one son, Timothy Tryon. Glenn Tryon was also married to actress Lillian Hall (1896–1959). Tryon died on April 18, 1970 in Orlando, Florida.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 1, 1898
Died
April 18, 1970 (aged 71)
From
Julietta, Idaho, USA
Works as
Actor, director, producer and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 79 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 8% in 30 days

What are Glenn Tryon's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
22%
Power
16%
Morality
12%
Society
4%
Survival
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

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 5 · Even-paced 2 · 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 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Manic
3
Tense
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet1

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 Glenn Tryon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Glenn Tryon'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

79 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Home Town Story(1951)

    as Kenlock

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Miss Mink of 1949(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as Bill Farris

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • George White's Scandals(1945)

    as George White

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Meet Miss Bobby Socks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Law Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Nazty Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Producer

  • Calaboose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • The Devil with Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Hellzapoppin'(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Keep 'Em Flying(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hold That Ghost(1941)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Double Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Beauty for the Asking(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Law West of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Room Service(1938)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Small Town Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Wings of the Morning(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Easy to Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Two in Revolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Daring Young Man(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Roberta(1935)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gridiron Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bachelor Bait(1934)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sons of the Desert(1933)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rafter Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Adaptation

  • Honeymoon Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Glenn Tryon

  • Tangled Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tommy Preston, the Co-pilot

  • The Pride of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tommy Tully

  • Ship A Hooey! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • The Widow in Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Spuffy

  • Rule 'Em and Weep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as King Bool

  • The Secret Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bob Jordan

  • For the Love of Fanny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Glenn

  • Dragnet Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Larry White

  • Neck and Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bill Grant

  • The Sky Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Glenn Morgan

  • A College Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

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

    as Franz

  • The Midnight Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Gerald Boone

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Glenn Tryon

  • King of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

  • Dames Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jimmy Chase

  • Skinner Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Skinner

  • Barnum Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Freddie Farrell

  • Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Roy Lane

  • It Can Be Done (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jerry Willard

  • The Gate Crasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • How to Handle Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Leonard Higgins

  • Lonesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Jim

  • Thanks for the Buggy Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Joe Hall

  • A Hero for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Hiram Hastings

  • Hot Heels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Glenn Seth Higgins

  • Two Girls Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Dexter Wright

  • Painting the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Hector Whitmore

  • The Poor Nut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Magpie Welch

  • The Denver Dude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Percy (the Dude)

  • Two-Time Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mr. Brown

  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Orville

  • Along Came Auntie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Remington Chow - the 2nd Husband

  • Say It with Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Casper Crum

  • Long Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Glenn

  • Flaming Flappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Madame Sans Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Boy

  • Thundering Landlords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Husband

  • Tell It to a Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Whose Baby Are You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Author

  • The Haunted Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The Wages of Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Billy

  • Papa Be Good! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The White Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Tobias Tyler

  • The Goofy Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Husband

  • Meet the Missus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Husband

  • The Battling Orioles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Smithy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Mr. Smith

  • The Big Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Allawishus - the Mayor's son

  • It's a Joy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as The Leading Man

  • The Soilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Her Dangerous Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Reporter

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 1923 to 1951.

Biggest box office

Roberta (1935)

$2.5K worldwide

Highest rated

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

  • 1926Screen debut· 45 Minutes from Hollywood
  • 1926First top-billed film· 45 Minutes from Hollywood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 77: 56 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 77: 8 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting6 of 77: 5 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 77: 5 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 77: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s36 · acting1930s28 · 17 acting · 11 crew1940s12 · 2 acting · 10 crew1950s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Glenn Tryon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)

67th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Sons of the Desert (1933)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 46. 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.

Who does Glenn Tryon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Glenn Tryon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William A. Seiter shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers