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André De Toth

André De Toth

Director and writer, also producer and actor · Died October 7, 2002, aged 87 · Makó, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

André de Toth (May 15, circa 1912 – October 27, 2002) was a Hungarian-American filmmaker, born and raised in Makó, Csongrád, Kingdom of Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire. He directed the 3-D film House of Wax, despite being unable to see in 3-D himself, having lost an eye at an early age. He is known for his gritty B movies in the western and crime genres. Description above from the Wikipedia article André de Toth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 15, 1915
Died
October 7, 2002 (aged 87)
From
Makó, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Works as
Director and writer, also producer and actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 49 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are André De Toth's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Western4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western 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
36%
Power
16%
Bonds
16%
Survival
13%
Self
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 17 · Intense 7

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Rousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 André De Toth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for André De Toth'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

49 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Antichrist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Story

  • Spontaneous Combustion(1989)

    as Vandenmeer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • El Condor(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Play Dirty(1969)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Billion Dollar Brain(1967)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gold for the Caesars(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Mongols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Morgan, the Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Westerner(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Man on a String(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Day of the Outlaw(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Two-Headed Spy(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hidden Fear(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Monkey on My Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Indian Fighter(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bounty Hunter(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tanganyika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Riding Shotgun(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Over the Plains(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Crime Wave(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger Wore a Gun(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • House of Wax(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Last of the Comanches(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Carson City(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Slattery's Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Pitfall(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Other Love(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ramrod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Dishonored Lady(1947)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Guest in the House(1944)

    Co-Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Passport to Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Jungle Book(1942)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Semmelweis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Six Weeks of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Two Girls on the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director · Writer

  • The Five-Forty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Wedding in Toprin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director · Writer

  • Young Noszty and Mary Toth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Assistant Director

  • Elephant Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Production Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1937 to 2006.

Biggest box office

House of Wax (1953)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

The Gunfighter (1950)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

House of Wax (1953)

Film career

  • 1989Screen debut· Spontaneous Combustion

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 48: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting39 of 48: 33 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting9 of 48: 3 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing2 of 48: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 48: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

48 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1930s6 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s21 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · acting2000s1 · 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 André De Toth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 28 titles divides audiences: 18 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · writer

The Gunfighter (1950)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 25 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 André De Toth work with?

People who share at least 2 of André De Toth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randolph Scott shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers