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Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

Producer, also actor · Died April 12, 1973, aged 78 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Producer, songwriter and author, brother to Ralph Freed, Walter and Ruth Freed. He was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy, and became associated with Gus Edwardsmusical acts. He performed in vaudeville with Louis Silvers, with whom he wrote revues for New York restaurants. During World War I, he staged military shows, then managed a theatre, eventually producing his own musical shows, finally joining MGM under contract. His Academy Award winning films include An American in Paris (1951), _Gigi(1958)_ andIrving Thalberg Awards. In 1964, he became President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Joining ASCAP in 1924, his chief musical collaborator was Nacio Herb Brown, and also included Gus Arnheim, Al Hoffman and Harry Warren. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!

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Born
September 9, 1894
Died
April 12, 1973 (aged 78)
From
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 61 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Arthur Freed's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Musical4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Bonds
51%
Self
23%
Morality
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
4%
Power
1%
Survival
1%
Romantic love29 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 34 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 16

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

Gentle 23 · Charged 15 · Intense 0

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 33 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
29
Romantic
27
Warm
12
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
5
Other
23

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • 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 Arthur Freed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Freed'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

61 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Singin' in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Singin' in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Light in the Piazza(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bells Are Ringing(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Subterraneans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Gigi(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Silk Stockings(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Dance(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kismet(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • It's Always Fair Weather(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Brigadoon(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Band Wagon(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer · as Self

  • Singin' in the Rain(1952)

    Lyricist · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Belle of New York(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • An American in Paris(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Show Boat(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Royal Wedding(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pagan Love Song(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Crisis(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Annie Get Your Gun(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • On the Town(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Barkleys of Broadway(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game(1949)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Words and Music(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Easter Parade(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Pirate(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Summer Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer

  • Good News(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Till the Clouds Roll By(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Harvey Girls(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Yolanda and the Thief(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ziegfeld Follies(1945)

    Lyricist · Producer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Clock(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Meet Me in St. Louis(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Meet the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Girl Crazy(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Best Foot Forward(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Du Barry Was a Lady(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cabin in the Sky(1943)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • For Me and My Gal(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Panama Hattie(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Babes on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Lady Be Good(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Little Nellie Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Strike Up the Band(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Babes in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Broadway Melody of 1938(1937)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Melody of 1936(1935)

    Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Party(1934)

    Composer · Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Choc-late Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Sadie McKee(1934)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dancing Lady(1933)

    Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Lady's Morals(1930)

    Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Those Three French Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Lyricist · Story

  • Good News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Lyricist

  • Lord Byron of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Lyricist

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929(1929)

    Lyricist

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Broadway Melody(1929)

    Lyricist · as Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1929 to 2008.

Biggest box office

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 61: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting11 of 61: 7 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing46 of 61: 44 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stMusic5 of 61: 3 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 61: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

61 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1920s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1930s11 · crew1940s26 · crew1950s16 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s1 · acting2000s2 · 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 Arthur Freed's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 48; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

84th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Arthur Freed's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles1–19 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles6–20 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles0–1 · median 0 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–36 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Arthur Freed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur Freed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Conrad Salinger shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles