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Writing

William Lively

Career

Active from 1936 to 1955, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Lively Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.9, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Good vs Evil 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Exotic Locale 2
  • Cliffhanger Suspense 2
  • Old West Adventure 2
  • Nostalgic Viewing 2
  • Heroic Cowboy 2
  • 1940s Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 56
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Iron Mountain Trail
Iron Mountain Trail (1953)

Story

Colorado Sundown
Colorado Sundown (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Trail Guide
Trail Guide (1952)

Story

Wild Horse Ambush
Wild Horse Ambush (1952)

Screenplay

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

Story, Screenplay

Lost Planet Airmen
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)

Writer

Hot Lead
Hot Lead (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Dakota Kid
The Dakota Kid (1951)

Screenplay

Arizona Manhunt
Arizona Manhunt (1951)

Writer

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 60
King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Daughter of the Jungle
Daughter of the Jungle (1949)

Screenplay

Ghost of Zorro
Ghost of Zorro (1949)

Writer

The James Brothers of Missouri
The James Brothers of Missouri (1949)

Writer

Gun Town
Gun Town (1946)

Screenplay

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

King of the Mounties
King of the Mounties (1942)

Screenplay

Jungle Girl
Jungle Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay

Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay, Story

East Side Kids
East Side Kids (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Story

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 51
Mercy Plane
Mercy Plane (1939)

Screenplay

Death Rides the Range
Death Rides the Range (1939)

Screenplay, Story

The Fighting Renegade
The Fighting Renegade (1939)

Screenplay, Story

Unashamed: A Romance
Unashamed: A Romance (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenstory, Screenplay

Federal Man-Hunt
Federal Man-Hunt (1938)

Story

The Fighting Deputy
The Fighting Deputy (1937)

Adaptation

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay