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Lewis D. Collins

Lewis D. Collins

Director, also writer · Died August 24, 1954, aged 55 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lewis D. Collins, often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis (12 January 1899–24 August 1954), was an American film director. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Collins' career began in the silent era of the 1920s, in 1922, continuing into the sound era, and he directed about 120 films between then and his death in Hollywood 1954. He directed films such as The Desert Trail in 1935, working with actors such as John Wayne and Paul Fix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis D. Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 12, 1899
Died
August 24, 1954 (aged 55)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 107 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 98% in 30 days

What are Lewis D. Collins' films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Western 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
Morality
40%
Bonds
22%
Self
17%
Power
10%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Society
1%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
11
Hopeful
8
Absurd
4
Warm
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 D. Collins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lewis D. Collins' 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

107 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jungle Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Two Guns and a Badge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Texas Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Vigilante Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • The Marksman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • The Homesteaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Canyon Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Fargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Montana Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Dead Man's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Kansas Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Wild Stallion(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Waco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Texas City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Stage to Blue River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Texas Lawmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Longhorn(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lawless Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Oklahoma Justice(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stagecoach Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Nevada Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Canyon Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Man from Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Abilene Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Colorado Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Hot Rod(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cherokee Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Law of the Panhandle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Last Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Cowboy and the Prizefighter(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fighting Redhead(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Roll, Thunder, Roll!(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ride, Ryder, Ride! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Jungle Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Heading for Heaven(1947)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Killer Dill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Mysterious Mr. M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Danger Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Lost City of the Jungle(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Master Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Jungle Queen(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Old Texas Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Mystery of the River Boat(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Raiders of Ghost City(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Trigger Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Artistry in Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Raiders of San Joaquin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Dead End Kids Go To War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Junior G-Men of the Air(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Danger in the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Borrowed Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Great Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Great Plane Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Fugitive from a Prison Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Passport to Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Fugitive at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Hidden Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Trapped in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Whispering Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Crime Takes a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Reformatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Flight Into Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Making the Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Under Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Trapped by G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Wildcatter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Mighty Treve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Fury and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Down to the Sea(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Doughnuts and Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Return of Jimmy Valentine(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Leavenworth Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Spanish Cape Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Make a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • On the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Desert Trail(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Sing Sing Nights(1934)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ticket to a Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Brand of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Man from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Public Stenographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Ship of Wanted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Skyway(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • His Private Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Story

  • Trouble Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Via Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Guns for Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • Ghost Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Assistant Director

  • The Law of the Tong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Young Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Under The Southern Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Writer

  • On the Mellow Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 107 titles, 106 of them dated from 1929 to 1956.

Highest rated

The Desert Trail (1935)

Midcredits 17th

Most popular right now

Hot Rod (1950)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing105 of 107: 103 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting3 of 107: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 107: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s37 · crew1940s38 · crew1950s30 · 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 Lewis D. Collins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · director

The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)

83rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Midcredits 69th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 15 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 D. Collins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lewis D. Collins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ray Taylor shares the most, 7.

Directors

  • Ray Taylor7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ray Taylor

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles