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Portrait of Lewis Allen

Directing

Lewis Allen

Career

Active from 1943 to 1984, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fugitive
The Fugitive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lewis Allen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Episodic Mystery 6
  • Nostalgic Americana 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Episodic Storytelling 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Mid-Century Realism 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • 1950s Television 3
  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Classic Western Adventure 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Persistence of Vision
Persistence of Vision (1984)

as Narrator

1960s

2 titles
Decision at Midnight
Decision at Midnight (1963)

Director

One Must Die
One Must Die (1961)

Director

1950s

10 titles · average score 57
Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1959)

Director

Another Time, Another Place
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

Every Man Has Two Wives
Every Man Has Two Wives (1956)

Director

Illegal
Illegal (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

A Bullet for Joey
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge (1955)

Director

Suddenly
Suddenly (1954)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

At Sword's Point
At Sword's Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Valentino
Valentino (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1940s

12 titles · average score 63
Chicago Deadline
Chicago Deadline (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

Second Unit Director

So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict (1948)

Director

Desert Fury
Desert Fury (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage (1947)

Director

The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady (1946)

Director

The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Those Endearing Young Charms
Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Freedom Comes High
Freedom Comes High (1943)

Director