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Tom Walls

Editor · Died November 27, 1949, aged 66 · Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia Tom Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 – 27 November 1949) was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adaptations of those plays in the 1930s. Walls spent his early years as an actor, from 1905, mostly in musical comedy, touring the British provinces, North America and Australia and in the West End. He specialised in comic character roles, typically flirtatious middle aged men. In 1922 he went into management in partnership with the comic actor Leslie Henson. They had an early success in the West End with a long-running farce, Tons of Money, after which Walls commissioned and staged a series of farces at the Aldwych Theatre that ran almost continuously over the next decade. He and his co-star Ralph Lynn were among the most popular British actors of their time. In addition to his work in the theatre, Walls directed and acted in more than forty films between 1930 and 1949. Some of these were screen versions of the successful stage plays, others were specially-written comedies on similar lines, and there were also serious films, particularly later in Walls's career.

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Born
February 17, 1883
Died
November 27, 1949 (aged 66)
From
Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Works as
Editor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 45% in 30 days

What are Tom Walls' films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
38%
Self
16%
Survival
16%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 15 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
13
Tense
10
Melancholic
8
Joyful
9
Thrilling
8
Other
20

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous7

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 Tom Walls' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Walls' 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, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • A/k/a Tommy Chong(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Smart House(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger Woods Story(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Dad's Week Off(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Robo Warriors(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kidz in the Wood(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • House Party 3(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Surf Ninjas(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Rules(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Thoughts(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Stiff(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mac and Me(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Moving Violations(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in Mind(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bachelor Party(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Ice Pirates(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Endangered Species(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tag: The Assassination Game(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • High Risk(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Roadie(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Elvis(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Remember My Name(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Welcome to L.A.(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • I Escaped from Devil's Island(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Interrupted Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mr. Clayton

  • Maytime in Mayfair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Inspector

  • Spring in Park Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Uncle Joshua Howard

  • While I Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Nehemiah

  • The Master of Bankdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Simeon Crowther Sr.

  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Philip Ferguson

  • Johnny Frenchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Net Pomeroy

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Tom Tanner

  • The Halfway House(1944)

    as Capt. Meadows

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • They Met in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Christopher Child

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

    as Kossan Petrovitch

  • Old Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Producer · as Sir Henry Woodstock

  • Crackerjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jack Drake

  • Second Best Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · as Victor Garnett

  • Strange Boarders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tommy Blythe

  • For Valour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · as Doubleday

  • Dishonour Bright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · as Stephen Champion

  • Pot Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Actor

  • Foreign Affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · as Capt. the Hon. Archibald Gore

  • Stormy Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · as Sir Duncan Craggs

  • Me and Marlborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Churchill - Duke of Marlborough

  • Fighting Stock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · as Brig. Gen. Sir Donald Rowley

  • Dirty Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

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

    Director · as Richard Dexter

  • A Cup of Kindness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · as Fred Tutt

  • Turkey Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · as Max Wheeler

  • A Cuckoo in the Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · as Maj. George Bone

  • Leave It to Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · as Smith

  • The Blarney Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · as Tim Fitzgerald

  • Thark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · as Sir Hector Benbow

  • Leap Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · as Sir Peter Trallion

  • A Night Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Screenplay · as Michael Mahoney

  • Tons of Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Plunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · as Freddie Malone

  • Canaries Sometimes Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · as Geoffrey Lymes

  • On Approval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · as Duke of Bristol

  • Rookery Nook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · as Clive Popkiss

  • Tons of Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 27th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1924 to 1949.

Biggest box office

Bachelor Party (1984)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Bachelor Party (1984)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 38: 14 only acting, 21 with another roleDirecting23 of 38: 2 only directing, 21 with another roleWriting1 of 38: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 38: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

38 titles, 21 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 21 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s26 · 24 acting · 23 crew1940s11 · acting

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

How do Tom Walls' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · editor

Mac and Me (1988)

82nd percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)

Midcredits 84th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 55, 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.

Is Tom Walls' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tom Walls work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Walls' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neal Israel shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles