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Sam White

Director, producer and editor · Died August 5, 2006, aged 100 · Los Angeles, California, U.S

Born
January 16, 1906
Died
August 5, 2006 (aged 100)
From
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Works as
Director, producer and editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 32 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 12% in 30 days

What are Sam White's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
30%
Self
23%
Survival
15%
Violence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Melancholic
2
Triumphant
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3

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 Sam White's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Sam White'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

32 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • White Comanche(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 49 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Walter Winchell File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 271 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • As We Forgive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • People Are Funny(1946)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Vampire(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Spirit of Stanford(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Officer and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Top of the Town(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Champ's a Chump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Wig-Wag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Hunger Pains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • This Band Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Brick-a-Brac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Dancing Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Ferry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Contented Calves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Fishing for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Love on a Ladder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Air Tonic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Hold Your Temper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Fits in a Fiddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Kickin' the Crown Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Big Dame Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Conspiracy(1930)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • West of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Shorty

  • Honeymoon Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Shorty

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1920 to 1968.

Highest rated

The Return of the Vampire (1943)

Midcredits 48th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 31: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting20 of 31: 20 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 31: 5 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing2 of 31: 2 only editing, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s2 · acting1930s18 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew1960s2 · crew

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

How do Sam White's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

The Spirit of Stanford (1942)

84th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Sam White work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam White's MovieCove titles; Matt Willis shares the most, 2.