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Harold Young

Director and editor · Died March 3, 1972, aged 74 · Portland, Oregon, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Young (November 13, 1897 – March 3, 1972) was an American film director, editor, and occasional actor. Born in Portland, Oregon, Young was active as a film editor from 1923-1934, working first on a series of George O'Hara short subjects under the director Malcolm St. Clair. Young's best-known early directoral assignment is probably The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, one example of his occasional work in Britain. He died on March 3, 1972 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1897
Died
March 3, 1972 (aged 74)
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Works as
Director and editor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 62 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 20% in 30 days

What are Harold Young's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime 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
35%
Self
17%
Bonds
16%
Society
16%
Power
12%
Survival
2%
Ideas
1%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · 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 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Warm
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Harold Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harold Young'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

62 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Lady of the Camellias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Doctor

  • Carib Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Durand

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Roogie's Bump(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets(1949)

    as Captain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Jungle Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Phantoms, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Frozen Ghost(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Remember April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Song of the Sarong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Las Posadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Mexico: Pátzcuaro, Veracruz and Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Three Caballeros(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Machine Gun Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Spy Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • I Escaped from the Gestapo(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hi, Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Rubber Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • There's One Born Every Minute(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Juke Box Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Swing It Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Bachelor Daddy(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dreaming Out Loud(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sabotage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Hero for a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Forgotten Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Code of the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Newsboys' Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Little Tough Guy(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 52nd Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Let Them Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • My American Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Woman Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Without Regret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • The Rise of Catherine the Great(1934)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Private Life of Don Juan(1934)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Maxim's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933)

    Editorial Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Counsel's Opinion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Service for Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • The Reckless Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Art Direction · Editor

  • The Lash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Bright Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Top Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • The Painted Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • Her Private Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • The Yellow Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Heart of a Follies Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Editor

  • The Strong Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Editor

  • Sin Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Editor

  • Sally, Irene and Mary(1925)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Film Processor

  • Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Film Processor

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1923 to 1961.

Biggest box office

The Three Caballeros (1944)

$7.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Three Caballeros (1944)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 61: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting39 of 61: 39 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thEditing16 of 61: 15 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 61: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s9 · crew1930s23 · crew1940s22 · 1 acting · 21 crew1950s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew1960s1 · 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 Harold Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 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 13

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

92nd percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 12 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 Harold Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harold Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander Korda shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers