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Louis Forbes

Career

Active from 1947 to 1961, busiest in 1954 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself
GoodWatch score80/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

    1954 · Nominated · 26th Academy Awards

    This Is Cinerama

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    Wonder Man

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    Brewster's Millions

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Up in Arms

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

    1940 · Nominated · 12th Academy Awards

    Intermezzo

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis Forbes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Classic Western 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

1960s

1 title · average score 54
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

1950s

15 titles · average score 53
The Bat
The Bat (1959)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

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

Original Music Composer

Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Silver Lode
Silver Lode (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Count the Hours!
Count the Hours! (1953)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Home Town Story
Home Town Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Johnny One-Eye
Johnny One-Eye (1950)

Original Music Composer

1940s

8 titles · average score 66
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Pitfall
Pitfall (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Intrigue
Intrigue (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

Music Supervisor

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

Music Director

Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85

Music Director

Up in Arms
Up in Arms (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Music Director

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Music Director

1930s

4 titles · average score 67
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

Music Director

Intermezzo: A Love Story
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

Music Director

Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

Music Coordinator

Let Them Live
Let Them Live (1937)

Music Director