Skip to content
MovieCove

Ernest Haycox

Writer · Died October 13, 1950, aged 51 · Portland, Oregon

Born
October 1, 1899
Died
October 13, 1950 (aged 51)
From
Portland, Oregon
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 13 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 19% in 30 days

What are Ernest Haycox's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Morality
23%
Survival
16%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Self
4%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
5
Romantic
3
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4

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 Ernest Haycox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ernest Haycox'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

13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Stagecoach(1986)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1966)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Apache War Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Bugles in the Afternoon(1952)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Montana(1950)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Only Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    treatment

  • Canyon Passage(1946)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Abilene Town(1946)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Apache Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Sundown Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1939)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1939 to 1986.

Biggest box office

Stagecoach (1939)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

Stagecoach (1939)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 13: 12 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s2 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s4 · crew1960s1 · crew1980s1 · 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 Ernest Haycox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Stagecoach (1986)

51st percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Stagecoach (1939)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 8 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 Ernest Haycox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernest Haycox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dudley Nichols shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers