Portrait of William Lava

Sound

William Lava

Career

Active from 1938 to 1971, busiest in 1965 with 19 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moonrise
Moonrise
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Lava Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 6
  • Classic Animation 6
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Classic Cartoon 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Classic Horror 4
  • Film Noir 4
  • Visual Gags 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Looney Tunes 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

257
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 70
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

Music

1970s

6 titles · average score 47
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
GoodWatch score 88

Music

How Bugs Bunny Won the West
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

Music

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West (1974)

Music

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
GoodWatch score 17

Original Music Composer

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)

Original Music Composer

Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run (1970)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

1960s

109 titles · average score 62
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer, Songs

Flying Circus
Flying Circus (1968)

Original Music Composer

Norman Normal
Norman Normal (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Cool Cat
Cool Cat (1967)

Original Music Composer

Clippety Clobbered
Clippety Clobbered (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Pinkfinger
Pinkfinger (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Wild Chase
The Wild Chase (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

PT 109
PT 109 (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Transylvania 6-5000
Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

Chili Weather
Chili Weather (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

1950s

54 titles · average score 59
Zorro, the Avenger
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

The Deadly Mantis
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

Pillars of the Sky
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
GoodWatch score 30

Original Music Composer

Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Music, Original Music Composer

Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Phantom from Space
Phantom from Space (1953)
GoodWatch score 32

Original Music Composer

Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Highway 301
Highway 301 (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

This Side of the Law
This Side of the Law (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

1940s

67 titles · average score 57
Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin (1949)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Homicide
Homicide (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Moonrise
Moonrise (1948)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

The Big Punch
The Big Punch (1948)

Original Music Composer

She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London (1946)
GoodWatch score 30

Original Music Composer, Music Director

House of Dracula
House of Dracula (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Murder in the Big House
Murder in the Big House (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Law of the Tropics
Law of the Tropics (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

1930s

19 titles · average score 50
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers (1939)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Original Music Composer

Blue Montana Skies
Blue Montana Skies (1939)

Original Music Composer

Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1939)

Original Music Composer

In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey (1939)

Original Music Composer

Mountain Rhythm
Mountain Rhythm (1939)

Original Music Composer

Hawk of the Wilderness
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)

Original Music Composer

Come On, Rangers
Come On, Rangers (1938)

Original Music Composer

Western Jamboree
Western Jamboree (1938)

Original Music Composer

Tenth Avenue Kid
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)

Original Music Composer