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Herbert Wilcox

Producer and director · Died May 15, 1977, aged 87 · West Norwood, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Herbert Sydney Wilcox (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Saville, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 19, 1890
Died
May 15, 1977 (aged 87)
From
West Norwood, London, England, UK
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 106 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 14% in 30 days

What are Herbert Wilcox's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
31%
Power
13%
Society
10%
Survival
6%
Self
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · 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 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
4
Tense
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Tragic2

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 Herbert Wilcox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Herbert Wilcox'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

106 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Heart of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Lady is a Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Navy Lark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Wonderful Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Producer

  • These Dangerous Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Battle Hell(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Producer

  • King's Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Producer

  • Let's Make Up(1954)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in the Glen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Producer

  • Laughing Anne(1953)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Beggar's Opera(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Trent's Last Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Producer

  • Derby Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Producer

  • The Lady with a Lamp(1951)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Into the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Producer

  • Odette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Producer

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

    Director · Producer

  • Elizabeth of Ladymead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Producer

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

    Director · Producer

  • The Courtneys of Curzon Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Piccadilly Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Producer

  • I Live in Grosvenor Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Producer

  • Yellow Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Producer

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • They Flew Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Producer

  • Sunny(1941)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • No, No, Nanette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director · Producer

  • Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sixty Glorious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Producer

  • The Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Producer

  • London Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Producer

  • Splinters in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer

  • This'll Make You Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Limelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Producer

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer

  • The Three Maxims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Producer

  • Come Out of the Pantry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Peg of Old Drury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Escape Me Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Brewster's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • The King of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Nell Gwyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • It's a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Lucky Loser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Runaway Queen(1934)

    Director · Producer

  • Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Producer

  • Just My Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Night of the Garter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Producer

  • Up to the Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Summer Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Purse Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Yes, Mr. Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Producer

  • Lord of the Manor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

  • Up for the Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The King's Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Producer · Production Director

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

    Producer

  • The Little Damozel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Producer

  • It's a King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Say It with Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • The Barton Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Flag Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Money Means Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Producer

  • The Love Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • The Mayor's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • Good Night, Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Producer

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

    Producer

  • Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Producer

  • The Blue Danube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director · Producer

  • Mischief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Producer

  • Up for the Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • Almost a Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

  • The Chance of a Night Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Producer

  • The Speckled Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Producer

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

    Adaptation · Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Warned Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Loves of Robert Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Woman in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Black Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Producer

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

    Director · Producer

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

    Director · Adaptation

  • Mumsie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director · Producer

  • Madame Pompadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Tiptoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Only Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • Nell Gwyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Chu-Chin-Chow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Decameron Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Southern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Paddy The Next Best Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Flames of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 106 titles from 1922 to 1959.

Highest rated

Forever and a Day (1943)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Let's Make Up (1954)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing58 of 106: 16 only directing, 42 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thWriting10 of 106: 1 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing85 of 106: 44 only producing, 41 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 106: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

106 titles, 45 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 38 of them.

By decade

1920s16 · crew1930s60 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s18 · 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 Herbert Wilcox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of the 8 of 9 with a score; across their 9 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 9

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most loved · producer

Battle Hell (1957)

Midcredits 79th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 7 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 Herbert Wilcox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herbert Wilcox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anna Neagle shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers