Portrait of Oscar Levant

Acting

Oscar Levant

Career

Active from 1934 to 1953, busiest in 1948 and 1953 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Levant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.2, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Showbiz Romance 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 72
The Cobweb
The Cobweb (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Capp

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon (1953)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lester Marton

The I Don't Care Girl
The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charles Bennett

O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as William Smith (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief")

An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

as Adam Cook

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 61
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ezra Millar

You Were Meant for Me
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Oscar Hoffman

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Oscar Farrar

Humoresque
Humoresque (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sid Jeffers

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Oscar Levant

Fellow Americans
Fellow Americans (1942)

Music

Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)

as Dick Rayburn

Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Billy Starbuck

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 68
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Music

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

In Person
In Person (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Let's Try Again
Let's Try Again (1934)

Original Music Composer

Crime Without Passion
Crime Without Passion (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Additional Music

Love Comes Along
Love Comes Along (1930)

Songs

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Street Girl
Street Girl (1929)
GoodWatch score 70

Songs

Tanned Legs
Tanned Legs (1929)
GoodWatch score 48

Songs

The Delightful Rogue
The Delightful Rogue (1929)

Songs

The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jerry Evans

Night Parade
Night Parade (1929)

as Ann Pennington's Piano Accompanist

The Ingenues: The Band Beautiful
The Ingenues: The Band Beautiful (1928)

Music