Portrait of Arnold Laven

Directing

Arnold Laven

Career

Active from 1952 to 1984, busiest in 1974 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arnold Laven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Action-Oriented 2
  • Lighthearted Tone 2
  • Buddy Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Warfare 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character-Driven 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

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 59
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 54
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974)

Director

White Lightning
White Lightning (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

The Honkers
The Honkers (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Death Follows a Psycho
Death Follows a Psycho (1972)

Director

The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party (1971)
GoodWatch score 39

Executive Producer

Underground
Underground (1970)

Producer

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 55
Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Director

The Scalphunters
The Scalphunters (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Rough Night in Jericho
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Clambake
Clambake (1967)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer

The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

Recoil
Recoil (1963)

Executive Producer

Geronimo
Geronimo (1962)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 60
Anna Lucasta
Anna Lucasta (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Monster That Challenged the World
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Vampire
The Vampire (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

The Rack
The Rack (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Down Three Dark Streets
Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Vice Squad
Vice Squad (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Without Warning!
Without Warning! (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way (1951)
GoodWatch score 79

Dialogue

Teresa
Teresa (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

Script Supervisor

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 73
D.O.A.
D.O.A. (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

Script Supervisor

Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Script Supervisor

Mickey
Mickey (1948)

Script Supervisor