Portrait of Leith Stevens

Sound

Leith Stevens

Career

Active from 1938 to 2019, with a break from 1972 to 2004, busiest in 1953 and 1957 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leith Stevens Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Cold War Era 3
  • Showbiz 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

Original Music Composer

2000s

1 title
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)

Original Music Composer

1970s

1 title ยท average score 52
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 51
Seven in Darkness
Seven in Darkness (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

Music Supervisor

Chuka
Chuka (1967)
GoodWatch score 53

Music

The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
GoodWatch score 24

Music

The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators (1965)
GoodWatch score 26

Music

Mutiny in Outer Space
Mutiny in Outer Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 51

Music

It Happened at the World's Fair
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

A New Kind of Love
A New Kind of Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer

The Interns
The Interns (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

On the Double
On the Double (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Man-Trap
Man-Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Hell to Eternity
Hell to Eternity (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

1950s

48 titles ยท average score 62
But Not for Me
But Not for Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

I Married a Monster from Outer Space
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Lizzie
Lizzie (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36 (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Wild One
The Wild One (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer, Music Director

The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Destination Moon
Destination Moon (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 62
Not Wanted
Not Wanted (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Music

Abandoned
Abandoned (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Music

Johnny Stool Pigeon
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Music

All My Sons
All My Sons (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Night Song
Night Song (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

Music

Larceny
Larceny (1948)
GoodWatch score 42

Music

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)

Music

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Music

Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

Music

1930s

1 title
Saturday Night Swing Club
Saturday Night Swing Club (1938)

as Orchestra Leader