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William Ludwig

Career

Active from 1938 to 1961, busiest in 1939 and 1955 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Crazy
Love Crazy
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Ludwig Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Technicolor Spectacle 3
  • Vocal Performance 2
  • Sentimental Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 59
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

Gun Glory
Gun Glory (1957)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Athena
Athena (1954)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

The Student Prince
The Student Prince (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Shadow on the Wall
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 67
The Sun Comes Up
The Sun Comes Up (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Challenge to Lassie
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Hills of Home
Hills of Home (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch (1946)

Story, Screenplay

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

An American Romance
An American Romance (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

Additional Writing

Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Story

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Blackmail
Blackmail (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Love Finds Andy Hardy
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Out West with the Hardys
Out West with the Hardys (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer