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Lewis Allen

Lewis Allen

Director, also producer · Died May 3, 2000, aged 94 · Oakengates, Shropshire, England, UK

Lewis Allen (25 December 1905 – 3 May 2000) was an English film and television director. Allen worked mainly in the United States, directing 18 feature films between 1944 and 1959. From the mid-1950s he moved increasingly into television and worked on a number of the most popular shows of the time in the U.S. Description above from the Wikipedia Lewis Allen (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1905
Died
May 3, 2000 (aged 94)
From
Oakengates, Shropshire, England, UK
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 63% in 30 days

What are Lewis Allen's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Morality
31%
Self
11%
Power
10%
Survival
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Romantic
6
Melancholic
4
Warm
3
Dread
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lewis Allen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lewis Allen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Persistence of Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrator

  • The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Griff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dan August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • My Friend Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Long, Hot Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Decision at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Dick Powell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • One Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The David Niven Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Whirlpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Another Time, Another Place(1958)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Goodyear Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Every Man Has Two Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Man on the Ledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Illegal(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

  • A Bullet for Joey(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Your Favorite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • At Sword's Point(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Valentino(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Appointment with Danger(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chicago Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • The Great Gatsby(1949)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sealed Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • So Evil My Love(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Desert Fury(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Imperfect Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Those Endearing Young Charms(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Our Hearts Were Young and Gay(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Uninvited(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Freedom Comes High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles from 1943 to 1984.

Biggest box office

Desert Fury (1947)

$325 worldwide

Highest rated

The Uninvited (1944)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 57: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting55 of 57: 54 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing1 of 57: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 57: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s12 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s17 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Lewis Allen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

59th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lewis Allen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lewis Allen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; A.I. Bezzerides shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles