Portrait of Louis L'Amour

Writing

Louis L'Amour

Career

Active from 1953 to 2001, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sacketts
The Sacketts
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis L'Amour Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 8
  • Action 6
  • Frontier Justice 6
  • Classic Western 5
  • Survival 4
  • Revenge 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Outlaws 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Adventure 2
  • Family 2
  • Native American Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Flint
Flint

Novel

Fallon
Fallon

Original Story

2000s

2 titles · average score 50
Crossfire Trail
Crossfire Trail (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

Novel

The Diamond of Jeru
The Diamond of Jeru (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Story

1990s

2 titles · average score 66
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Conagher
Conagher (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

Novel

1980s

4 titles · average score 64
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986)

Novel

The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)

Novel

1970s

3 titles · average score 50
The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Cancel My Reservation
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
GoodWatch score 43

Novel

Catlow
Catlow (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

1960s

6 titles · average score 50
Shalako
Shalako (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

Novel

Hondo and the Apaches
Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

Short Story, Story

Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)

Story, Novel

Taggart
Taggart (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Heller in Pink Tights
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Guns of the Timberland
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
GoodWatch score 39

Novel

1950s

10 titles · average score 58
Apache Territory
Apache Territory (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Utah Blaine
Utah Blaine (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (1956)

Novel

Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Story

Treasure of Ruby Hills
Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)

Short Story

Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Story

Hondo
Hondo (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Story, Short Story

East of Sumatra
East of Sumatra (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

Story