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Bernhard Kaun

Composer · Died January 3, 1980, aged 80 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Bernhard Kaun (5 April 1899 – 3 January 1980) was an American composer and orchestrator. He is known for the Frankenstein (1931) theme. Description above from the Wikipedia page Bernhard Kaun, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1899
Died
January 3, 1980 (aged 80)
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
84 on MovieCove · 142 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 31% in 30 days

What are Bernhard Kaun's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Romance 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
40%
Bonds
25%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Justice25 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love21 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 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 28 · Serious 15 · Dark 21

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

Grounded 33 · Stylized 31 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 46 · Intense 12

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 41 · Whiplash 3

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 33 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 15

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

Casual 26 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 36 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 16

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

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
50
Melancholic
26
Romantic
21
Thrilling
16
Joyful
9
Other
45

How their films linger

Fun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Bernhard Kaun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 84 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernhard Kaun'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

142 credits, 84 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Five Cities of June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • The Fly(1958)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Bravados(1958)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • All Roads Lead Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Orchestrator

  • Tomorrow Is Forever(1946)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Background to Danger(1943)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Additional Music

  • Shadows on the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • The Case of the Black Parrot(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Money and the Woman(1940)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Return of Doctor X(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Code of the Secret Service(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • British Intelligence(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Secret Service of the Air(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • When Were You Born?(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Missing Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • The Go Getter(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Internes Can't Take Money(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Marked Woman(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Soldier and the Lady(1937)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Black Legion(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Public Enemy's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Satan Met a Lady(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Two Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Bullets or Ballots(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Petrified Forest(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Modern Times(1936)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Man Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • China Clipper(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Frisco Kid(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Peter Ibbetson(1935)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Socrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Last Outpost(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Special Agent(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Irish in Us(1935)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Don't Bet on Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • In Caliente(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Fury(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Informer(1935)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 'G' Men(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Curious Bride(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Traveling Saleslady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Gold Diggers of 1935(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Woman in Red(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bordertown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Go Into Your Dance(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Oil for the Lamps of China(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Right to Live(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The White Cockatoo(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • While the Patient Slept(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Little Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Orchestrator

  • The Secret Bride(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The St. Louis Kid(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • British Agent(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

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

    Composer

  • The Dragon Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • The Man with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Murder on the Blackboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Fog Over Frisco(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Very Honorable Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Death Takes a Holiday(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Success at Any Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Jimmy the Gent(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Gambling Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Heat Lightning(1934)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I've Got Your Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • As the Earth Turns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Dark Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Hi, Nellie(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Man of Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The Big Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The House on 56th Street(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lady Killer(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • College Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Ever in My Heart(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Kennel Murder Case(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wild Boys of the Road(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • I Loved a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Captured! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Heroes for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Private Detective 62(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Silk Express(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Temple Drake(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Central Airport(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sweepings(1933)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Mind Reader(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Our Betters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Girl Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ladies They Talk About(1933)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Luxury Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • The King's Vacation(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Mayor of Hell(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Song of Songs(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Match King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lawyer Man(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Gold(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Farewell to Arms(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet Dawn(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Night After Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Additional Music

  • The Crash(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Bill of Divorcement(1932)

    Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Stampede(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Big City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • A Successful Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Doctor X(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jewel Robbery(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Orchestrator

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • Miss Pinkerton(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Man Wanted(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Mouthpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • High Pressure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • The Woman from Monte Carlo(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Alias the Doctor(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Westward Passage(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Heaven on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • Frankenstein(1931)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rich Man's Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • Platinum Blonde(1931)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 129 titles from 1931 to 1963.

Biggest box office

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Frankenstein (1931)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music117 of 129: 115 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew14 of 129: 12 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1930s117 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s4 · 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 Bernhard Kaun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 84; across their 64 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 84 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th33
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 84 titles divides audiences: 51 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser51
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed14

Most loved · composer

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Bernhard Kaun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernhard Kaun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers