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Louis Levy

Composer · Died August 18, 1957, aged 62 · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Levy (20 November 1894 – 18 August 1957) was an English film composer and music director, who worked in particular on Alfred Hitchcock and Will Hay films. He was born in London and died in Slough, Berkshire. As a child Louis Levy played the violin, beginning with a toy violin that his father bought him at the age of seven. He later became the pupil of Guido Papini but due to his parents' limited means, ended his studies with Papini and began a period of self-study. This led to him gaining a scholarship at the London College of Music. Papini refused to allow Levy to study under anyone else, so resumed his tuition, this time free of charge. He started his career in 1910 arranging and performing music for silent films. In 1916 he became musical director for the New Gallery Cinema in London. In 1921, he went to the Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion as Music Chief and is credited with being the first to develop the theme song in movies. At the beginning of talkies, he joined the Gaumont British studios at Shepherd’s Bush, where he became the head of the music department for all Gainsborough Pictures productions from 1933 onwards. The rich sounds emanating from his large orchestra are all the more impressive when one realises that electrical sound industry was barely ten years old. He worked in particular on Alfred Hitchcock and Will Hay films. He later had a long running BBC radio series Music From the Movies, which started in 1936 and went on until the 1950s. At this time, through the sheer necessity of having to produce so much music he employed several talented arrangers, among them Peter Yorke ) and Bretton Byrd, who was his chief music editor at Gaumont British.

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Born
November 20, 1894
Died
August 18, 1957 (aged 62)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 130 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 37% in 30 days

What are Louis Levy's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
59%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Self
6%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Louis Levy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louis Levy'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

130 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • No Time for Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Music Director

  • Woman in a Dressing Gown(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Let's Be Happy(1957)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • It's Great to be Young! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Music Director

  • Now and Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Music Director

  • Moby Dick(1956)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Yield to the Night(1956)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Dam Busters(1955)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Warriors(1955)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Duel in the Jungle(1954)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Happy Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Music Director

  • Young and Willing(1954)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop(1953)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Will Any Gentleman...? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Conductor

  • South of Algiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Music Director

  • 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • Where's Charley? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • So Little Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Music Director

  • Young Wives' Tale(1951)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Laughter in Paradise(1951)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Franchise Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Music Director

  • Portrait of Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Murder Without Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Music Director

  • Stage Fright(1950)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Under Capricorn(1949)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Conductor

  • Man on the Run(1949)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Queen of Spades(1949)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Music Director

  • I'll Be Your Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Associate Producer

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Two Thousand Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Give Us the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • Man of Evil(1944)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Time Flies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Music Director

  • The Adventures of Tartu(1943)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dear Octopus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Music Director

  • The Man in Grey(1943)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Music Director

  • Back-Room Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Musical

  • Bombsight Stolen(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Gasbags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Neutral Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Director

  • Night Train to Munich(1940)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the News(1940)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • For Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • An Englishman's Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Director

  • Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Shipyard Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • A Girl Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ask a Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • The Lambeth Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Everything Happens to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Old Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Climbing High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Citadel(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Lady Vanishes(1938)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

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

    Music Director

  • Alf's Button Afloat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Sailing Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Music Director

  • Bank Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Non-Stop New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

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

    Composer

  • Doctor Syn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Command Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Gangway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Young and Innocent(1937)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • O-Kay for Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Conductor

  • Take My Tip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Music Director

  • Sabotage(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • All In! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • Everything Is Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Tudor Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • East Meets West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • Seven Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • It's Love Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • First Offence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Director

  • Foreign Affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Bulldog Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer · Music Director

  • The Passing of the Third Floor Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Additional Music · Music Director

  • Boys Will Be Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Things Are Looking Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • Brown on Resolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Oh, Daddy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • Car of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • My Heart Is Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Director

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Dirty Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • The Iron Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Little Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Forbidden Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • My Old Dutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • It's a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • A Cup of Kindness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Man of Aran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Music Director

  • Friday the Thirteenth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • The Ghoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • Waltz Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer

  • Baroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Man from Toronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Composer

  • The Midshipmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • After the Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Baroud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Love on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Jack's the Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • The Faithful Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • White Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Lord Babs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Music Director

  • Michael and Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Music Director

  • No Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • The Stronger Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Composer

  • Bed and Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Music Director

  • Symphony in Two Flats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • Just for a Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Music Director

  • Balaclava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Music Director

  • The Arcadians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Music Arranger

  • She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Composer

  • Madame de Thèbes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 129 titles from 1915 to 1957.

Biggest box office

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

$128K worldwide

Highest rated

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The 39 Steps (1935)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 129: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting3 of 129: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 129: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic37 of 129: 27 only music, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew97 of 129: 87 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

129 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and music overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1910s1 · crew1920s3 · crew1930s74 · 1 acting · 73 crew1940s26 · crew1950s25 · 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 Louis Levy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 32 titles divides audiences: 23 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most loved · composer

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Is Louis Levy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Louis Levy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louis Levy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Williams shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles