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John Twist

John Twist

Writer, also producer · Died February 11, 1976, aged 77

Born
July 14, 1898
Died
February 11, 1976 (aged 77)
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 64 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 22% in 30 days

What are John Twist's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
33%
Bonds
26%
Self
17%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 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 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 22 · Intense 3

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

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 17 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 26 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Romantic
16
Thrilling
8
Warm
7
Melancholic
10
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 John Twist's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Twist'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

64 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • None But the Brave(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Distant Trumpet(1964)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Marines, Let's Go(1961)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Esther and the King(1960)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The FBI Story(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Band of Angels(1957)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Santiago(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Serenade(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Helen of Troy(1956)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Chase(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • King Richard and the Crusaders(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • So Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • The Man Behind the Gun(1953)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Operation Secret(1952)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Big Trees(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Best of the Badmen(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Fort Worth(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1950)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tycoon(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad, the Sailor(1947)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • This Man's Navy(1945)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bombardier(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Army Surgeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • The Navy Comes Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Adaptation

  • Four Jacks and a Jill(1942)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Parachute Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Too Many Girls(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Men Against the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Story

  • Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • The Saint Strikes Back(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Twelve Crowded Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • The Great Man Votes(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Next Time I Marry(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay

  • Hitting a New High(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Annapolis Salute(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Flight from Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • The Toast of New York(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Sea Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • We Who Are About to Die(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wanted: Jane Turner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Last Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Yellow Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Another Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Annie Oakley(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • His Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Grand Old Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • A Dog of Flanders(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • West of the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • Red Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • La Cucaracha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

  • Little Women(1933)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • So Big! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • The Big Diamond Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Yellowback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

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

    Story

  • The Pinto Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • The Slingshot Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

  • Breed of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1927 to 1965.

Biggest box office

Colorado Territory (1949)

$4.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Colorado Territory (1949)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Helen of Troy (1956)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing60 of 62: 59 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing2 of 62: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 62: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s6 · crew1930s28 · crew1940s10 · crew1950s14 · crew1960s4 · 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 John Twist's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 33 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 33

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Marines, Let's Go (1961)

57th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Colorado Territory (1949)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 33 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.

Who does John Twist work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Twist's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raoul Walsh shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles