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S. Roy Luby

Editor, director and producer · Died August 19, 1976, aged 72 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
August 8, 1904
Died
August 19, 1976 (aged 72)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Editor, director and producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are S. Roy Luby's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th 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
Morality
62%
Bonds
14%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Self
5%
Survival
3%
Ideas
1%
Justice36 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 32 · Serious 12 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 35 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 28 · Intense 3

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

Steady 33 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 41 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 43 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Thrilling
24
Hopeful
14
Melancholic
9
Warm
7
Other
29

How their films linger

Feel-good25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy38
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 S. Roy Luby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for S. Roy Luby'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

101 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • And Then They Forgot God(1971)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Letter to Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Associate Producer

  • Pay the Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Associate Producer

  • The Power of the Resurrection(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Turn the Other Cheek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Associate Producer

  • The Christmas Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Associate Producer

  • Menace from Outer Space(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Walkie Talkie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Supervising Editor

  • Ellis in Freedomland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Editor

  • Venture of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Editor

  • The Beulah Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Supervising Editor

  • Speak No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • And Then There Were Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Editor

  • The Pilgrimage Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • On the Right Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • The Sickle or the Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Editor

  • Unto Thyself Be True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Reaching from Heaven(1948)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Editor

  • Black Market Rustlers(1943)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Confessions of a Vice Baron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Cowboy Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Land of Hunted Men(1943)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • War Dogs(1942)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Arizona Stage Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Editor

  • Texas Trouble Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Boot Hill Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Rock River Renegades(1942)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Thunder River Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Editor

  • Texas to Bataan(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Underground Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Tonto Basin Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Saddle Mountain Roundup(1941)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive Valley(1941)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Wrangler's Roost(1941)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Kid's Last Ride(1941)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Trail of the Silver Spurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Editor

  • West of Pinto Basin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Trailing Double Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director · Editor

  • The Range Busters(1940)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Screw Drivers of 1940 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Crashing Thru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Feud of the Range(1939)

    Editor

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

  • Seabiscuit(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Trigger Pals(1939)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Slander House(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Feud Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Thunder in the Desert(1938)

    Editor

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

  • Paroled - To Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Durango Valley Raiders(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Race Suicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Arizona Gunfighter(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ridin' the Lone Trail(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boothill Brigade(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Red Rope(1937)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Lawman Is Born(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Border Phantom(1937)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tough to Handle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Colorado Kid(1937)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crooked Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Last of the Warrens(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rogue of the Range(1936)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Desert Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Kid Ranger(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lawless Land(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bulldog Courage(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Trail of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • The Courageous Avenger(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Alias John Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Between Men(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • No Man's Range(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sundown Saunders(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lightning Triggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Border Vengeance(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • What Price Crime(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • The Marriage Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Kid Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Arizona Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Outlaw Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director · Editor

  • Smokey Smith(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rider of the Law(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Range Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Frontier Days(1934)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Murder in the Museum(1934)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • St. Louis Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • The Woman Condemned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • Western Justice(1934)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Her Splendid Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

  • Sucker Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Editor

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

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • The Phantom Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • The Sunset Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • Law and Lawless(1932)

    Editor

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

  • The Pocatello Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Editor

  • Now You're Talking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Out of the Inkwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 89 titles from 1919 to 1971.

Most popular right now

And Then They Forgot God (1971)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 89: 25 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing7 of 89: 6 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 89: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing57 of 89: 47 only editing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score25th

89 titles, 10 with more than one role — editing and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1910s1 · crew1920s1 · crew1930s48 · crew1940s28 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s1 · 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 S. Roy Luby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 45 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · producer

And Then They Forgot God (1971)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Seabiscuit (1939)

Midcredits 77th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 S. Roy Luby work with?

People who share at least 2 of S. Roy Luby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; A.W. Hackel shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Bob Steele16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Bob Steele
  • Frank Ball14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Frank Ball
  • Steve Clark10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Steve Clark
  • Charles King9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Charles King

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles