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Dale Van Every

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Dale Van Every's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
42%
Bonds
30%
Self
28%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
3
Joyful
4
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • 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 Dale Van Every's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Dale Van Every'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

33 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sealed Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • The Fighting Seabees(1944)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Talk of the Town(1942)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cyclops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Spawn of the North(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Souls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Captains Courageous(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • More Than a Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Annapolis Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • Men Without Names (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • After Office Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story

  • Wings in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Adaptation · Story

  • Love Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Story

  • I'll Tell the World(1934)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Uncertain Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • The Poor Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

  • Saturday's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Screenplay

  • Nagana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Air Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story

  • The All-American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story

  • Tom Brown of Culver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue(1932)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Unexpected Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Screenplay

  • A House Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Screenplay

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame(1931)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • East of Borneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Story

  • Virtuous Husband(1931)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trader Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • Those Three French Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Story

  • Navy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Adaptation

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

    Screenplay

  • Desert Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Story

  • Telling the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1928 to 1951.

Highest rated

Captains Courageous (1937)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing30 of 32: 29 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing3 of 32: 2 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s4 · crew1930s25 · crew1940s2 · crew1950s1 · 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 Dale Van Every's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Virtuous Husband (1931)

83rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Captains Courageous (1937)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 52/100 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.

Who does Dale Van Every work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dale Van Every's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Laemmle Jr. shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles