Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis R. Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 5, 1898
- June 10, 1974 (aged 75)
- Brookfield, Missouri, USA
- Writer and director, also producer
- 32 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
What are Lewis R. Foster's films like?
Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 27
Light 17 · Serious 9 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2
Gentle 11 · Charged 14 · Intense 3
Steady 20 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 6
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1
Casual 21 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 19 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 0
Resolved 27 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet11
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 R. Foster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Lewis R. Foster'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
94 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Islanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Swamp Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Tonka(1958)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Sign of Zorro(1958)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Zorro(1957)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Dakota Incident(1956)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Bold and the Brave(1956)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Top of the World(1955)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Crashout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Jamaica Run(1953)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tropic Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Blazing Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Hong Kong(1952)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Crosswinds(1951)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Passage West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Last Outpost(1951)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Eagle and the Hawk(1950)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Captain China(1950)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Special Agent(1949)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Manhandled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
The Lucky Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
El Paso(1949)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Never Say Goodbye(1946)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
It's in the Bag!(1945)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Can't Help Singing(1944)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
It Happened Tomorrow(1944)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Hers to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Alaska Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The More the Merrier(1943)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Mayor of 44th Street(1942)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Adventure in Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Golden Gloves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
The Farmer's Daughter(1940)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Night Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Million Dollar Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Some Like It Hot(1939)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Sudden Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Tom Sawyer, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Illegal Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Sons of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Man Who Cried Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Armored Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
She's Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Love Letters of a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Magnificent Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Two in a Crowd(1936)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stolen Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Let's Talk It Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Eight Girls in a Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
You Belong to Me(1934)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cheating Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Billboard Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The All-American Kickback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Taxi Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Blondes Prefer Bonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Second Hand Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Lime Juice Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Dumbbells in Derbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Itching Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Air Eagles(1931)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Knights Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Boarding House Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Angora Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Bacon Grabbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Hotter Than Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Men O' War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Berth Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Double Whoopee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Movie Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Unaccustomed as We Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Loud Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Wrong Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Gaucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Merry Widower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Stage 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 90 titles, 89 of them dated from 1926 to 1961.
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 R. Foster's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 32 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 R. Foster work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lewis R. Foster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William C. Thomas shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Alfred E. GreenShared titles: The Mayor of 44th Street (1942), Two in a Crowd (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Alfred E. Green
Writers
- Daniel MainwaringShared titles: Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), The Last Outpost (1951), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Mainwaring
- John D. KlorerShared titles: Top of the World (1955), Can't Help Singing (1944)See all 2 shared titles with John D. Klorer
- George Worthing YatesShared titles: Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), The Last Outpost (1951)See all 2 shared titles with George Worthing Yates
- Winston MillerShared titles: Hong Kong (1952), The Last Outpost (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Winston Miller
Actors
- Rhonda FlemingShared titles: Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), Hong Kong (1952), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Rhonda Fleming
- John PayneShared titles: Crosswinds (1951), Captain China (1950), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950), El Paso (1949)See all 4 shared titles with John Payne
- Britt LomondShared titles: The Sign of Zorro (1958), Tonka (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Britt Lomond
- Dale RobertsonShared titles: Dakota Incident (1956), Top of the World (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Dale Robertson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Howard A. SmithShared titles: Dakota Incident (1956), Jamaica Run (1953), Hong Kong (1952), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951), Captain China (1950), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950), El Paso (1949), Special Agent (1949)See all 9 shared titles with Howard A. Smith
- Lucien CaillietShared titles: Jamaica Run (1953), Hong Kong (1952), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951), Captain China (1950), Special Agent (1949)See all 6 shared titles with Lucien Cailliet
- Loyal GriggsShared titles: Tonka (1958), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Loyal Griggs
- Lionel LindonShared titles: Jamaica Run (1953), Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), Hong Kong (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Lionel Lindon
Producers
- William C. ThomasShared titles: Jamaica Run (1953), Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), Hong Kong (1952), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951), Captain China (1950), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950), El Paso (1949), Special Agent (1949), The Farmer's Daughter (1940), Some Like It Hot (1939)See all 11 shared titles with William C. Thomas
- William H. PineShared titles: Jamaica Run (1953), Those Redheads from Seattle (1953), Hong Kong (1952), Crosswinds (1951), The Last Outpost (1951), Captain China (1950), The Eagle and the Hawk (1950), El Paso (1949), Special Agent (1949)See all 9 shared titles with William H. Pine
- Walt DisneyShared titles: The Sign of Zorro (1958), Tonka (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Walt Disney
- Michael BairdShared titles: Dakota Incident (1956), Top of the World (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Baird