From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Buzzell (November 13, 1900 - January 11, 1985) was an American film director whose credits for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer included Honolulu (1939), the Marx Brothers films At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940), the musicals Best Foot Forward (1943) with Lucille Ball and Neptune's Daughter (1949) with Esther Williams, and Easy to Wed, starring Van Johnson, Williams, and Ball. Buzzell was born in Brooklyn. He appeared on Broadway, and was hired to star in the 1929 film version of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones with Alice Day. Buzzell appeared in a few Vitaphone shorts, and the two-strip Technicolor short The Devil's Cabaret (1930) as Satan's assistant. He wrote a few screenplays in the early 1930s and later produced The Milton Berle Show which premiered on television in 1948. Buzzell married actress Ona Munson in 1927, and they divorced in the early 30s. He later married actress Lorraine Miller. He died in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Buzzell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 13, 1900
- January 11, 1985 (aged 84)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Director and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Edward Buzzell's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2
Gentle 12 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 7
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 15 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet3
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 Edward Buzzell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Edward Buzzell'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
39 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Mary Had a Little...(1961)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Ain't Misbehavin'(1955)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Confidentially Connie(1953)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Emergency Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
A Woman of Distinction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Neptune's Daughter(1949)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Song of the Thin Man(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Three Wise Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Easy to Wed(1946)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Keep Your Powder Dry(1945)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Best Foot Forward(1943)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Youngest Profession(1943)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Omaha Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Ship Ahoy(1942)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Married Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
The Get-Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Go West(1940)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
At the Circus(1939)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Honolulu(1939)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Fast Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Paradise for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
As Good as Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Three Married Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Girl Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Transient Lady(1935)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Human Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Cross Country Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Ann Carver's Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Child of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Hollywood Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Big Timer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Ten Cents a Dance(1931)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Devil's Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Royal Four-Flusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Little Johnny Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Midnight Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Career shape
A full career of 39 titles from 1928 to 1961.
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 Edward Buzzell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 13 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 Edward Buzzell work with?
People who share at least 2 of Edward Buzzell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Cummings shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Dorothy KingsleyShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Easy to Wed (1946), Best Foot Forward (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Dorothy Kingsley
- Buster KeatonShared titles: Easy to Wed (1946), Go West (1940), At the Circus (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Buster Keaton
- George OppenheimerShared titles: Easy to Wed (1946), The Youngest Profession (1943), Honolulu (1939)See all 3 shared titles with George Oppenheimer
- Irving BrecherShared titles: Best Foot Forward (1943), Go West (1940), At the Circus (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Irving Brecher
Actors
- Keenan WynnShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Song of the Thin Man (1947), Easy to Wed (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Keenan Wynn
- Van JohnsonShared titles: Confidentially Connie (1953), Easy to Wed (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Van Johnson
- Esther WilliamsShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Easy to Wed (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Esther Williams
- Red SkeltonShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Ship Ahoy (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Red Skelton
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Blanche SewellShared titles: Easy to Wed (1946), Best Foot Forward (1943), Ship Ahoy (1942), Go West (1940)See all 4 shared titles with Blanche Sewell
- Leonard SmithShared titles: Best Foot Forward (1943), Ship Ahoy (1942), Go West (1940), At the Circus (1939)See all 4 shared titles with Leonard Smith
- George StollShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Ship Ahoy (1942), Go West (1940)See all 3 shared titles with George Stoll
- David SnellShared titles: Song of the Thin Man (1947), Keep Your Powder Dry (1945), The Youngest Profession (1943)See all 3 shared titles with David Snell
Producers
- Jack CummingsShared titles: Neptune's Daughter (1949), Easy to Wed (1946), Ship Ahoy (1942), Go West (1940), Honolulu (1939)See all 5 shared titles with Jack Cummings
