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Hamilton Luske

Director · Died February 19, 1968, aged 64 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hamilton Luske (October 16, 1903 - February 19, 1968) was an American film director. He directed many Disney films and shorts from 1936 until his death in 1968. He won an Academy Award in 1965. Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 16, 1903 and died in Bel Air, California on February 19, 1968 at age 64. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamilton Luske, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1903
Died
February 19, 1968 (aged 64)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 96 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Hamilton Luske's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
20%
Ideas
20%
Society
19%
Survival
2%
Power
2%
Morality
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 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 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 2 · 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 15 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
7
Hopeful
6
Romantic
4
Tense
3
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy16
  • 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 Hamilton Luske's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hamilton Luske'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

96 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Alaskan Gold Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Pacifically Peeking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Understanding Stresses and Strains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Associate Producer

  • A Salute to Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Scrooge McDuck and Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • EPCOT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Disneyland Around the Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Producer

  • Disneyland 10th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Fly With Von Drake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Holiday Time at Disneyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Disneyland After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Fantasy on Skis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Associate Producer

  • Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Associate Producer

  • Backstage Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Kids Is Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Donald and the Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Litterbug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gala Day at Disneyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Perilous Assignment(1959)

    Director

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

  • Donald in Mathmagic Land(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland '59 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Production Supervisor

  • Sleeping Beauty(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Liberty Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Tricks of Our Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • All About Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Our Friend the Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Disneyland: U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Lady and the Tramp(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Music Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Contrasts in Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Operation Undersea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Ben and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Don's Fountain of Youth(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mickey's Birthday Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Alice in Wonderland(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • How to Catch a Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Cinderella(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • So Dear to My Heart(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Melody Time(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Wintertime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Fun and Fancy Free(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mickey and the Beanstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Willie the Operatic Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Make Mine Music(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • After You've Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Pelican and the Snipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Pedro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Saludos Amigos(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Food Will Win the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Mickey's Birthday Party(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Reluctant Dragon(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fantasia(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Pastoral Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ugly Duckling(1939)

    Director · Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mickey's Surprise Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Ferdinand the Bull(1938)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

    Supervising Animator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney's A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • The Worm Turns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Elmer Elephant(1936)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Three Orphan Kittens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • Pluto's Judgement Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • Who Killed Cock Robin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • The Robber Kitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • The Tortoise and the Hare(1935)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Goddess of Spring(1934)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Peculiar Penguins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • Gulliver Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • The Big Bad Wolf(1934)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Funny Little Bunnies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • The Grasshopper and the Ants(1934)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • The Pied Piper(1933)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Gala Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • The Mail Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Father Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Mellerdrammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Santa's Workshop(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Babes in the Woods(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • King Neptune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Flowers and Trees(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Monsters of the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 92 titles, 91 of them dated from 1932 to 1984.

Biggest box office

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

$216M worldwide

Highest rated

Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 92: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting59 of 92: 57 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thProducing5 of 92: 4 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew29 of 92: 28 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1930s30 · 1 acting · 29 crew1940s17 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · 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 Hamilton Luske's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

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

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director

Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 19 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.

Is Hamilton Luske's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles16–35 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles3–29 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles3–20 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles11–46 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles27–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hamilton Luske work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hamilton Luske's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Disney shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

  • Bill Peet11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Bill Peet
  • Erdman Penner11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Erdman Penner
  • Ted Sears11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Ted Sears
  • Joe Rinaldi8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Joe Rinaldi

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles