Hugh Walpole was born on 13 March 1884 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a writer and actor, known for Kind Lady (1935), Kind Lady (1951) and Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935). He died on 1 June 1941 in Brackenburn, England, UK.
Biography from IMDb.
- March 12, 1884
- June 1, 1941 (aged 57)
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Writer and actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Hugh Walpole's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Hugh Walpole's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Walpole'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
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Plač pre syna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ten from the Twenties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Between the Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Kind Lady(1951)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Little Lord Fauntleroy(1936)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Kind Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Vanessa, Her Love Story(1935)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
David Copperfield(1935)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1935 to 1982.
Biggest box office
David Copperfield (1935)
Highest rated
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Most popular right now
David Copperfield (1935)
Film career
- 1935Screen debut· David Copperfield
How do Hugh Walpole's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 4 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 Hugh Walpole work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hugh Walpole's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David O. Selznick shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Lenore J. CoffeeShared titles: David Copperfield (1935), Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Lenore J. Coffee
Actors
- Freddie BartholomewShared titles: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), David Copperfield (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Freddie Bartholomew
- Henry StephensonShared titles: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Stephenson
Composers
- Herbert StothartShared titles: David Copperfield (1935), Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Herbert Stothart
Producers
- David O. SelznickShared titles: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), David Copperfield (1935), Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)See all 3 shared titles with David O. Selznick
