From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These films were entered in the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 22, 1907
- September 23, 1964 (aged 56)
- Tazewell, Virginia, USA
- Director, also writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Fred M. Wilcox's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
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 Fred M. Wilcox's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Fred M. Wilcox'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, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
I Passed for White(1960)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Forbidden Planet(1956)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Tennessee Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Code Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Shadow in the Sky(1952)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Secret Garden(1949)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Hills of Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Three Daring Daughters(1948)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Courage of Lassie(1946)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Lassie Come Home(1943)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Joaquin Murrieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Solitaire Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1933 to 1976.
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 Fred M. Wilcox's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 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 Fred M. Wilcox work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fred M. Wilcox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George J. Folsey shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Elsa LanchesterShared titles: The Secret Garden (1949), Lassie Come Home (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Elsa Lanchester
- Harry DavenportShared titles: Three Daring Daughters (1948), Courage of Lassie (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Davenport
- Elizabeth TaylorShared titles: Courage of Lassie (1946), Lassie Come Home (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Elizabeth Taylor
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- George J. FolseyShared titles: I Passed for White (1960), Forbidden Planet (1956), Shadow in the Sky (1952)See all 3 shared titles with George J. Folsey
- Bronislau KaperShared titles: Shadow in the Sky (1952), The Secret Garden (1949), Courage of Lassie (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Bronislau Kaper
- Ben LewisShared titles: Shadow in the Sky (1952), Lassie Come Home (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Lewis
- Ray JuneShared titles: The Secret Garden (1949), Three Daring Daughters (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Ray June
