Sam Katzman

What are Sam Katzman's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

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 Sam Katzman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (37).

• Tubi37 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Million Dollar Kid (1944) · producer · free
  • Clancy Street Boys (1943) · producer · free
  • Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) · producer · free
  • Smokey Smith (1935) · producer · free
  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · producer · free
  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) · producer · free
  • Mr. Wise Guy (1942) · producer · free
  • Pride of the Bowery (1940) · producer · free
  • That Gang of Mine (1940) · producer · free
  • Smart Alecks (1942) · producer · free
  • Boys of the City (1940) · producer · free
  • Texas Wildcats (1939) · producer · free
  • All their movies on Tubi
• MGM+30 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Million Dollar Kid (1944) · producer
  • Clancy Street Boys (1943) · producer
  • Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) · producer
  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · producer
  • Mr. Wise Guy (1942) · producer
  • Pride of the Bowery (1940) · producer
  • That Gang of Mine (1940) · producer
  • Smart Alecks (1942) · producer
  • Boys of the City (1940) · producer
  • Sundown Saunders (1935) · producer
  • Brothers of the West (1937) · director, producer
  • Orphan of the Pecos (1937) · director, producer
  • All their movies on MGM+
• Prime Video12 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · producer
  • Pride of the Bowery (1940) · producer
  • Brothers of the West (1937) · director, producer
  • Straight Shooter (1939) · producer
  • Invisible Ghost (1941) · producer
  • Voodoo Man (1944) · producer · free
  • Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) · producer
  • The Loners (1972) · producer
  • The Corpse Vanishes (1942) · producer
  • Black Dragons (1942) · producer
  • The Ape Man (1943) · producer
  • Sky Racket (1937) · director, producer
• The Roku Channel6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Utah Blaine (1957) · producer · free
  • Batman and Robin (1949) · producer · free
  • It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) · producer · free
  • Invisible Ghost (1941) · producer · free
  • The Night the World Exploded (1957) · producer · free
  • The Corpse Vanishes (1942) · producer · free
• Fandor5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Million Dollar Kid (1944) · producer
  • Mr. Wise Guy (1942) · producer
  • Voodoo Man (1944) · producer
  • The Corpse Vanishes (1942) · producer
  • The Ape Man (1943) · producer
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Texas Wildcats (1939) · producer · free
  • Invisible Ghost (1941) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Sam Katzman'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

181 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Loners(1972)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films14^th
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  Angel, Angel, Down We Go(1969)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  The Young Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

  Producer
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  A Time to Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

  Producer
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  The Fastest Guitar Alive(1967)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  The Love-Ins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

  Producer
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  Riot on Sunset Strip(1967)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films21^st
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  Hot Rods to Hell(1966)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  Hold On! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

  Producer
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  Harum Scarum(1965)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  When the Boys Meet the Girls(1965)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films3^rd
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  Get Yourself a College Girl(1964)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  Your Cheatin' Heart(1964)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  Kissin' Cousins(1964)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films19^th
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  Hootenanny Hoot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

  Producer
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  Don't Knock the Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Producer
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  Twist Around The Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

  Producer
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  Pirates of Tortuga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

  Producer
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  The Wizard of Baghdad(1960)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films9^th
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  The Enemy General(1960)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films19^th
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  The Last Blitzkrieg(1959)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  Crash Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

  Producer
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  Life Begins At 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

  Producer
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  The World Was His Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

  Producer
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  The Tijuana Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

  Producer
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  Escape from San Quentin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

  Producer
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  The Night the World Exploded(1957)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films16^th
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  The Giant Claw(1957)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  The Man Who Turned to Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

  Producer
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  Zombies of Mora Tau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

  Producer
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  Utah Blaine(1957)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  Don't Knock The Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  Miami Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  The Werewolf(1956)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  Earth vs. the Flying Saucers(1956)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  Rock Around the Clock(1956)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
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  The Houston Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  Producer
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  Inside Detroit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  The Crooked Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Teen-Age Crime Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Duel on the Mississippi(1955)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films29^th
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  The Gun That Won the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Chicago Syndicate(1955)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  Creature with the Atom Brain(1955)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  Adventures of Captain Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  It Came from Beneath the Sea(1955)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films33^rd
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  Seminole Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Jungle Moon Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  New Orleans Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Pirates of Tripoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

  Producer
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  Masterson of Kansas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Riding with Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Cannibal Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  The Law vs. Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Battle of Rogue River(1954)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films21^st
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  The Saracen Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Jungle Man-Eaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  The Miami Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Jesse James vs. the Daltons(1954)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films13^th
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  The Iron Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Charge of the Lancers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

  Producer
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  Killer Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Prisoners of the Casbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Slaves of Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Sky Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Valley of Head Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Flame of Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  The Lost Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Serpent of the Nile(1953)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  Fort Ti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Jack McCall, Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Prince of Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Savage Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

  Producer
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  Conquest of Cochise(1953)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films18^th
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  The Pathfinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  Voodoo Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  The Golden Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  California Conquest(1952)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Brave Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

  Producer
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  The Magic Carpet(1951)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films14^th
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  Jungle Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  Mysterious Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  Hurricane Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  Roar of the Iron Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  Fury of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  A Yank in Korea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

  Producer
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  Revenue Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  Pygmy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  Last of the Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  Atom Man vs. Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  Captive Girl(1950)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films31^st
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  Cody of the Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  Mark of the Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

  Producer
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  The Adventures of Sir Galahad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  Chinatown at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  Barbary Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  The Mutineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  The Lost Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  Manhattan Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

  Producer
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  Batman and Robin(1949)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films37^th
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  Jungle Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

  Producer
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  Congo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

  Producer
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  Superman(1948)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films67^th
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  Glamour Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

  Producer
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  The Prince of Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

  Producer
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  Sweet Genevieve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

  Producer
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  The Sea Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

  Producer
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  Last of the Redmen(1947)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films13^th
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  Jack Armstrong(1947)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~55^th
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  High School Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

  Producer
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  Freddie Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

  Producer
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  Junior Prom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

  Producer
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  Come Out Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

  Producer
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  Jungle Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

  Producer
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  Mr. Muggs Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

  Producer
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  Docks of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

  Producer
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  Brenda Starr, Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

  Producer
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  Crazy Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  Producer
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  Bowery Champs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  Producer
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  Three of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  Producer
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  Return of the Ape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  Producer
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  Follow the Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

  Producer
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  Million Dollar Kid(1944)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  Voodoo Man(1944)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  Mr. Muggs Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  Producer
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  Spotlight Scandals(1943)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~12^th
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  Ghosts on the Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  Producer
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  Clancy Street Boys(1943)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  The Ape Man(1943)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films4^th
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  Kid Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

  Producer
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  Bowery at Midnight(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films18^th
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  Let's Get Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

  Producer
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  The Corpse Vanishes(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films6^th
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  Black Dragons(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films5^th
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  Mr. Wise Guy(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  Smart Alecks(1942)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
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  Spooks Run Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  Producer
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  Bowery Blitzkrieg(1941)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  Invisible Ghost(1941)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films18^th
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  Flying Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

  Producer
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  Zis Boom Bah(1941)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Pride of the Bowery(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films53^rd
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  That Gang of Mine(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Boys of the City(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  East Side Kids(1940)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  Straight Shooter(1939)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  Texas Wildcats(1939)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~40^th
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  The Fighting Renegade(1939)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  Six-Gun Trail(1938)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  Amateur Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  Director · Producer
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  Sky Racket(1937)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films1^st
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  Lost Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  Director
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  Brothers of the West(1937)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~39^th
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  Orphan of the Pecos(1937)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~39^th
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  Mystery Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

  Producer
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  The Feud of the Trail(1937)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~26^th
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  Silks and Saddles(1936)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~15^th
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  Two Minutes to Play(1936)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~22^nd
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  Shadow of Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  Producer
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  Shadow of Chinatown(1936)

  Producer · Actor

  Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films7^th
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  Kelly of the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  Producer
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  The Rogues' Tavern(1936)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  The Kid Ranger(1936)

  Production Manager

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~26^th
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  A Face in the Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

  Presenter · Supervising Producer
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  Smokey Smith(1935)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~59^th
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  Sundown Saunders(1935)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films40^th
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  A Demon for Trouble(1934)

  Production Supervisor

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  St. Louis Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

  Production Manager
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  The Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

  Production Manager
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  Public Stenographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

  Production Manager
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  Western Justice(1934)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~40^th
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  Ship of Wanted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

  Production Manager
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  Police Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

  Production Manager
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  His Private Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

  Executive Producer · Production Manager · Writer
• Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

  Second Unit Director

Career shape

A full career of 168 titles from 1932 to 1972.

Biggest box office

Rock Around the Clock (1956)

$365 worldwide

Highest rated

Superman (1948)

Midcredits 67^th

Most popular right now

Kissin' Cousins (1964)

How do Sam Katzman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23^rd percentile, the median of all 69; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 69 titles are Mixed.

121441

• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser12
• Broadly Agreed14
• Mixed41

Most divisive · producer

Silks and Saddles (1936)

83^rd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Superman (1948)

Midcredits 67^th · 64% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 64 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 Sam Katzman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sam Katzman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Pierson shares the most, 11.