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Sound

Charles Previn

Career

Active from 1936 to 1949, busiest in 1938 and 1941 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Previn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 73
The Black Castle
The Black Castle (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Music

1940s

53 titles ยท average score 61
That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Music Director

Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road (1944)

Original Music Composer

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

Music Director

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

Music Director

The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

Music Director

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley (1941)

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Music

The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

Music Director

1930s

26 titles ยท average score 67
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

Music Director

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

Music Director

Rio
Rio (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Music Director

Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Music Director

When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

Music Director

The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

Music Director, Original Music Composer

State Police
State Police (1938)

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

Music Director

The Mighty Treve
The Mighty Treve (1937)

Original Music Composer, Music Director

One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

Music

Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer, Music Director

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Music Director