William B. Murphy

What are William B. Murphy's films like?

Across their 19 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

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 William B. Murphy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Stranger on Horseback (1955) · editor · free
  • I Mobster (1959) · editor · free
  • Mohawk (1956) · editor · free
• MGM+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Caretakers (1963) · editor
  • Mohawk (1956) · editor
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Stranger on Horseback (1955) · editor
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lonely Man (1957) · editor · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Caretakers (1963) · editor
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Stranger on Horseback (1955) · editor
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Stranger on Horseback (1955) · editor · free

Subscription and free streaming for William B. Murphy's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

25 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

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  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(1967)

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  Motif score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  Fantastic Voyage(1966)

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  Motif score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!(1965)

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  Motif score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  The Caretakers(1963)

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  Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  Follow That Dream(1962)

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  Motif score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  4D Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

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  I Mobster(1959)

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  Motif score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Kings Go Forth(1958)

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  Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  April Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

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  The Lonely Man(1957)

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  Motif score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
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  The Bachelor Party (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

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  Mohawk(1956)

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  Motif score: 16th percentile of all films16^th
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  Stranger on Horseback(1955)

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  Motif score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Three Young Texans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

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  The Gambler from Natchez(1954)

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  Motif score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Mister Scoutmaster(1953)

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  Motif score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  A Blueprint for Murder(1953)

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  Motif score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Powder River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

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  The President's Lady(1953)

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  Motif score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Monkey Business(1952)

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  Motif score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Deadline - U.S.A.(1952)

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  Motif score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  O. Henry's Full House(1952)

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  Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films83^rd
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  Elopement (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

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  The Guy Who Came Back(1951)

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  Motif score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell(1951)

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  Motif score: 75th percentile of all films75^th

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1951 to 1967.

Biggest box office

The Caretakers (1963)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

Motif 87^th

Most popular right now

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

How do William B. Murphy's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 66^th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser14
• Broadly Agreed2
• Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

75^th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

Motif 87^th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 18 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 Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 William B. Murphy work with?

People who share at least 2 of William B. Murphy's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Levin shares the most, 4.