Portrait of Louis King

Directing

Louis King

Career

Active from 1921 to 1959, busiest in 1928 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis King Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.0, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 8
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Revenge Plot 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Classic Western Drama 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Action-Oriented 3
  • Horse Racing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 58
Massacre
Massacre (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Mission (1954)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Powder River
Powder River (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet (1953)

Director

The Lion and the Horse
The Lion and the Horse (1952)

Director

Frenchie
Frenchie (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 64
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike (1949)

Director

Sand
Sand (1949)

Director

Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Thunder in the Valley
Thunder in the Valley (1947)

Director

Smoky
Smoky (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Ladies of Washington
Ladies of Washington (1944)

Director

Chetniks!
Chetniks! (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Young America
Young America (1942)

Director

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh (1940)

Director

Moon Over Burma
Moon Over Burma (1940)

Director

Typhoon
Typhoon (1940)

Director

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 61
Undercover Doctor
Undercover Doctor (1939)

Director

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)

Director

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Prison Farm
Prison Farm (1938)

Director

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

Director

That Man's Here Again
That Man's Here Again (1937)

Director

Road Gang
Road Gang (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle (1936)

Director

Charlie Chan in Egypt
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Angelina, o El honor de un brigadier
Angelina, o El honor de un brigadier (1935)

Director

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 55
Pals of the Prairie
Pals of the Prairie (1929)

Director

The Vagabond Cub
The Vagabond Cub (1929)

Director

Terror Mountain
Terror Mountain (1928)

Director

The Pinto Kid
The Pinto Kid (1928)

Director

The Fightin' Redhead
The Fightin' Redhead (1928)

Director

Orphan of the Sage
Orphan of the Sage (1928)

Director

The Slingshot Kid
The Slingshot Kid (1927)

Director

The Boy Rider
The Boy Rider (1927)

Director

Ace of the Law
Ace of the Law (1924)

Director

Spawn of the Desert
Spawn of the Desert (1923)

Director

The Law Rustlers
The Law Rustlers (1923)

Director

Sheriff of Sun Dog
Sheriff of Sun Dog (1922)

Director

1910s

1 title
The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room (1919)

as Stool Pigeon