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Karl Tunberg

Karl Tunberg

Writer and producer · Died April 3, 1992, aged 83 · Spokane, Washington, USA

Born
March 11, 1909
Died
April 3, 1992 (aged 83)
From
Spokane, Washington, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 48 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 46% in 30 days

What are Karl Tunberg's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
47%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Power
7%
Society
3%
Survival
2%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · 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 20 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Warm
13
Romantic
11
Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Karl Tunberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Tunberg'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

48 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Lanigan's Rabbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Rattlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Associate Producer · Production Manager

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • How Do I Love Thee?(1970)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Harlow(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The 7th Dawn(1964)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Taras Bulba(1962)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • I Thank a Fool(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Ben-Hur(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Libel(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Count Your Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • The Seventh Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • The Scarlet Coat(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Beau Brummell(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Valley of the Kings(1954)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Scandal at Scourie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Because You're Mine(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Law and the Lady(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Night Into Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Love That Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • You Gotta Stay Happy(1948)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Up in Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • The Imperfect Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Masquerade in Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Associate Producer · Writer

  • Bring on the Girls(1945)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Standing Room Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Dixie(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Jordan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Orchestra Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • My Gal Sal(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Week-End in Havana(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Yank in the RAF(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tall, Dark and Handsome(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Down Argentine Way(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Was an Adventuress(1940)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Shipyard Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

  • My Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Story

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sally, Irene and Mary(1938)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • You Can't Have Everything(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1937 to 1977.

Biggest box office

Ben-Hur (1959)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing47 of 48: 40 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing8 of 48: 0 only producing, 8 with another roleCinematography1 of 48: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 48: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

48 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1930s7 · crew1940s18 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s6 · crew1970s5 · 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 Karl Tunberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 25 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 Karl Tunberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Tunberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darrell Ware shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers