From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Lord (May 1, 1900 – April 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 71 films between 1925 and 1940. He won an Academy Award in 1933 in the category Best Writing, Original Story for the film One Way Passage. He was nominated in the same category in 1938 for the film Black Legion.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1900
- April 5, 1976 (aged 75)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Writer and producer
- 39 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
What are Robert Lord's films like?
Across their 37 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 2 · Earnest 31
A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 8 · Dark 14
Grounded 17 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 25 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 9
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 5
A split, not a type: Casual 19 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 20 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
Resolved 33 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous3
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 Robert Lord's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Robert Lord'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
101 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.
The Family Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Sirocco(1951)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
In a Lonely Place(1950)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
And Baby Makes Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Tokyo Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Knock on Any Door(1949)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Wings for the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Dive Bomber(1941)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Footsteps in the Dark(1941)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
One Foot in Heaven(1941)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Letter(1940)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
No Time for Comedy(1940)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
'Til We Meet Again(1940)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Brother Rat and a Baby(1940)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Dodge City(1939)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Dawn Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Tovarich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
That Certain Woman(1937)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Black Legion(1937)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Give Me Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Singing Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Colleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Dr. Socrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Page Miss Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Gold Diggers of 1935(1935)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Bordertown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Flirtation Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Dames(1934)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
The Man with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Fog Over Frisco(1934)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Merry Frinks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Merry Wives of Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Harold Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Jimmy the Gent(1934)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Convention City(1933)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Footlight Parade(1933)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Mary Stevens, M.D.(1933)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Heroes for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Little Giant(1933)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Mind Reader(1933)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Hard to Handle(1933)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Frisco Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
You Said a Mouthful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Conquerors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
One Way Passage(1932)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Purchase Price(1932)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Winner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Man Wanted(1932)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
It's Tough to Be Famous(1932)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Fireman, Save My Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Taxi(1931)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Manhattan Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Her Majesty, Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Local Boy Makes Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Five Star Final(1931)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Ruling Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Big Business Girl(1931)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Little Caesar(1931)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Hold Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
The Aviator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Sap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
So Long Letty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Gold Diggers of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
On With the Show! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Time, the Place and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
No Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Hardboiled Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Kid Gloves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Greyhound Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Million Dollar Collar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Beware of Bachelors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Beyond the Sierras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Women They Talk About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Lion and the Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Matinee Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Powder My Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Little Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
If I Were Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
A Reno Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Swell-Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
His New York Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Tony Runs Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Johnstown Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Lucky Horseshoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Career shape
A full career of 96 titles from 1925 to 1951.
Biggest box office
One Way Passage (1932)
Highest rated
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Most popular right now
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
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 Robert Lord's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th20
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
28 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser28
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 37 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 Robert Lord work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robert Lord's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 22.
Directors
- Michael CurtizShared titles: Dive Bomber (1941), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Black Legion (1937), Jimmy the Gent (1934), 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)See all 6 shared titles with Michael Curtiz
- Mervyn LeRoyShared titles: Oil for the Lamps of China (1935), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Hard to Handle (1933), Five Star Final (1931), Little Caesar (1931)See all 5 shared titles with Mervyn LeRoy
- William KeighleyShared titles: 'Til We Meet Again (1940), No Time for Comedy (1940), The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)See all 4 shared titles with William Keighley
- Lloyd BaconShared titles: Footsteps in the Dark (1941), Footlight Parade (1933), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Lloyd Bacon
Writers
- Wilson MiznerShared titles: Hard to Handle (1933), The Little Giant (1933), The Mind Reader (1933), 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932), One Way Passage (1932)See all 5 shared titles with Wilson Mizner
- John WexleyShared titles: Footsteps in the Dark (1941), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)See all 3 shared titles with John Wexley
- Laird DoyleShared titles: The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Oil for the Lamps of China (1935), Jimmy the Gent (1934)See all 3 shared titles with Laird Doyle
- John Monks Jr.Shared titles: Knock on Any Door (1949), Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)See all 2 shared titles with John Monks Jr.
Actors
- Allen JenkinsShared titles: Dive Bomber (1941), Footsteps in the Dark (1941), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Jimmy the Gent (1934), Hard to Handle (1933), The Mind Reader (1933)See all 6 shared titles with Allen Jenkins
- Bette DavisShared titles: The Letter (1940), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), That Certain Woman (1937), The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935), Jimmy the Gent (1934), 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)See all 6 shared titles with Bette Davis
- Humphrey BogartShared titles: Sirocco (1951), In a Lonely Place (1950), Knock on Any Door (1949), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Black Legion (1937)See all 5 shared titles with Humphrey Bogart
- Errol FlynnShared titles: Dive Bomber (1941), Footsteps in the Dark (1941), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), The Prince and the Pauper (1937)See all 5 shared titles with Errol Flynn
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Sol PolitoShared titles: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Dames (1934), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Mind Reader (1933), It's Tough to Be Famous (1932), Big Business Girl (1931), Five Star Final (1931)See all 9 shared titles with Sol Polito
- Max SteinerShared titles: Dive Bomber (1941), One Foot in Heaven (1941), The Letter (1940), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), Dodge City (1939), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), That Certain Woman (1937)See all 7 shared titles with Max Steiner
- Owen MarksShared titles: Footsteps in the Dark (1941), No Time for Comedy (1940), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), Black Legion (1937), The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935), Convention City (1933)See all 7 shared titles with Owen Marks
- Bernhard KaunShared titles: Black Legion (1937), Oil for the Lamps of China (1935), Jimmy the Gent (1934), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933), The Mind Reader (1933), 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932), Man Wanted (1932)See all 7 shared titles with Bernhard Kaun
Producers
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: Dive Bomber (1941), Footsteps in the Dark (1941), One Foot in Heaven (1941), 'Til We Meet Again (1940), Brother Rat and a Baby (1940), No Time for Comedy (1940), The Letter (1940), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Black Legion (1937) and 10 moreSee newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Jack L. WarnerShared titles: No Time for Comedy (1940), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Black Legion (1937), That Certain Woman (1937), The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Jimmy the Gent (1934), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)See all 8 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
- Henry S. KeslerShared titles: Sirocco (1951), In a Lonely Place (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Henry S. Kesler
- Henry BlankeShared titles: The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935), Convention City (1933)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Blanke