Lester Cole
Writer · Died August 15, 1985, aged 81 · New York City, New York, USA
- June 19, 1904
- August 15, 1985 (aged 81)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer
- 20 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
What are Lester Cole's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 19
A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
Grounded 15 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 3
Steady 12 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet9
- 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 Lester Cole's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lester Cole'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
46 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Born Free(1966)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsOnkelchens Traum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Operation Eichmann(1961)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all filmsKvěty a kořeny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Chain Lightning(1950)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Fiesta(1947)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Strange Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Men in Her Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Blood on the Sun(1945)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Objective, Burma!(1945)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Night Plane from Chungking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Good Fellows(1943)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pacific Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Among the Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Footsteps in the Dark(1941)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Bad Men of Missouri(1941)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Big Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
I Stole a Million(1939)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Winter Carnival(1939)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Pirates of the Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Secrets of a Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Sinners in Paradise(1938)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Crime of Doctor Hallet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midnight Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Jury's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Behind the Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Man in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Affairs of Cappy Ricks(1937)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The President's Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Follow Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Too Tough to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Under Pressure(1935)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsPursued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Wild Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Charlie Chan in London(1934)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sleepers East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Walls of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
If I Had a Million(1932)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 43 titles from 1932 to 1966.
Biggest box office
Born Free (1966)
Highest rated
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Most popular right now
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
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 Lester Cole's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Lester Cole work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lester Cole's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Brown shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Raoul WalshShared titles: Objective, Burma! (1945), Under Pressure (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Raoul Walsh
- Joe MayShared titles: The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Invisible Man Returns (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Joe May
Writers
- Earl Derr BiggersShared titles: Charlie Chan in London (1934), Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Earl Derr Biggers
Actors
- James BrownShared titles: Chain Lightning (1950), Objective, Burma! (1945), The Good Fellows (1943)See all 3 shared titles with James Brown
- Alan NapierShared titles: Fiesta (1947), The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Invisible Man Returns (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Napier
- Cecil KellawayShared titles: The Good Fellows (1943), The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Invisible Man Returns (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Cecil Kellaway
- Russell SimpsonShared titles: The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947), Bad Men of Missouri (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Simpson
Composers and cinematographers
- Frank SkinnerShared titles: The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), I Stole a Million (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Skinner
- Milton R. KrasnerShared titles: The House of the Seven Gables (1940), The Invisible Man Returns (1940), I Stole a Million (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Milton R. Krasner
- Ernest HallerShared titles: Chain Lightning (1950), Footsteps in the Dark (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Haller
- Sidney WagnerShared titles: Fiesta (1947), The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Wagner
Producers
- Burt KellyShared titles: The House of the Seven Gables (1940), I Stole a Million (1939), Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Burt Kelly
- Jack CummingsShared titles: Fiesta (1947), The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Cummings
- Jack L. WarnerShared titles: Objective, Burma! (1945), Bad Men of Missouri (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
- Ken GoldsmithShared titles: The Invisible Man Returns (1940), Sinners in Paradise (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Goldsmith