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Maurice Wright

Editor · Died September 18, 1996, aged 88 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Born
June 6, 1908
Died
September 18, 1996 (aged 88)
From
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Works as
Editor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 60 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Maurice Wright's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action 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
37%
Bonds
21%
Society
13%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 2

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · 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 9 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Joyful
4
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Maurice Wright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maurice Wright'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

60 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Name for Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Once Before I Die(1966)

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    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Escape from East Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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  • Married Too Young(1962)

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    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Three Blondes In His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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  • The Hoodlum Priest(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Gene Krupa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Editor

  • Wolf Larsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Supervising Film Editor

  • Portland Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • The Young Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Bayou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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  • Dragoon Wells Massacre(1957)

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    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Cruel Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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  • Strange Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Lum and Abner Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Supervising Editor

  • Finger Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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  • Charade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Supervising Editor

  • Hi'ya, Chum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Editor

  • The Silver Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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  • Drums of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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  • There's One Born Every Minute(1942)

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    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Danger in the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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  • Escape from Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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  • Stagecoach Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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

    Screenplay · Story

  • For Love or Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Tropic Fury(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

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  • The Road to Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

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  • Danger on the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

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  • Sinners in Paradise(1938)

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    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Exposed(1938)

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    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wings Over Honolulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

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  • Top of the Town(1937)

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

  • Love Before Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

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  • Yellowstone(1936)

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    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • East of Java (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

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  • Storm Over the Andes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

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  • Transient Lady(1935)

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    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Imitation of Life(1934)

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    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Human Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

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  • Born to Be Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

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  • The Last Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

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  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

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  • Ann Carver's Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

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  • So This Is Africa(1933)

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    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

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  • American Madness(1932)

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    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • By Whose Hand? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

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  • Lena Rivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

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  • South of the Rio Grande(1932)

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

  • Forbidden(1932)

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    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Night Club Lady(1932)

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    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Range Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

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  • The Miracle Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

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  • Dirigible(1931)

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    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rain or Shine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

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  • Ladies of Leisure(1930)

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    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1929 to 1973.

Highest rated

Imitation of Life (1934)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Forbidden (1932)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 51: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleEditing50 of 51: 50 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s27 · crew1940s8 · crew1950s11 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s1 · 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 Maurice Wright's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Tropic Fury (1939)

90th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Imitation of Life (1934)

Midcredits 90th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 38. 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.

Who does Maurice Wright work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maurice Wright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry Cohn shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers