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William A. Calihan Jr.

Producer · Died April 4, 1992, aged 81 · Rochester, New York, USA

Born
November 18, 1910
Died
April 4, 1992 (aged 81)
From
Rochester, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are William A. Calihan Jr.'s films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Bonds
37%
Self
17%
Duty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
1
Melancholic
1
Bittersweet
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 William A. Calihan Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William A. Calihan Jr.'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

42 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble(1976)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven Ride!(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • One, Two, Three(1961)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • By Love Possessed(1961)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Dondi(1961)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Desperados Are in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Assistant Director

  • The Bold and the Brave(1956)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fighter Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Fort Vengeance(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Battle Zone(1952)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Feudin' Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

  • Elephant Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Assistant Director

  • Crazy Over Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Assistant Director

  • Let's Go Navy!(1951)

    Assistant Director · Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • New Mexico(1951)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bowery Battalion(1951)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Blues Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Assistant Director

  • The Underworld Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Assistant Director

  • Master Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • Angels in Disguise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • Hold That Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • The Feathered Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Assistant Director

  • Smugglers' Cove(1948)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Joe Palooka in Winner Take All(1948)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stage Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Production Manager

  • I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes(1948)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Campus Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Assistant Director

  • The Chinese Ring(1947)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • High Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Production Manager

  • Hard Boiled Mahoney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Production Manager

  • The Trap(1946)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Production Manager

  • Mr. Hex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Production Manager

  • Decoy(1946)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Below the Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Assistant Director

  • Detour(1945)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Why Girls Leave Home(1945)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Assistant Director

  • The Missing Corpse(1945)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of 42nd Street(1945)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fog Island(1945)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1945 to 1976.

Highest rated

The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)

Midcredits 24th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing4 of 41: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew38 of 41: 37 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

1940s24 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s2 · crew

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 William A. Calihan Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 22; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Let's Go Navy! (1951)

55th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Let's Go Navy! (1951)

Midcredits 56th · 61% liked

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 William A. Calihan Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of William A. Calihan Jr.'s MovieCove titles; Lesley Selander shares the most, 2.